Which statement best describes Swift's use of rhetorical devices in this excerpt?

Swift uses a false premise when he says that people of the kingdom are in "want of venison."

Swift uses irony when he says "so great a number of both sexes" are in desperate need of "work and service."

Swift uses irony when he says the person with whom he discussed his plan is "very worthy" and "a true lover of this country."

Swift uses a false premise when he says the "gentlemen of the kingdom" have "destroyed their deer."

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Abagail Lowery

30 May, 11:25

Which statement best describes Swift's use of rhetorical devices in this excerpt?

Swift uses a false premise when he says that people of the kingdom are in "want of venison."

Swift uses irony when he says "so great a number of both sexes" are in desperate need of "work and service."

Swift uses irony when he says the person with whom he discussed his plan is "very worthy" and "a true lover of this country."

Swift uses a false premise when he says the "gentlemen of the kingdom" have "destroyed their deer."

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Bradley Meadows · Answer 1

Based on the excerpt, Swift uses irony when he saya the person who he discussed his plan is "very worthy" and "a true lover of his country". It is an irony because it is the opposite of the characteristic of the man he's talking to.