English writer Jonathin Swift writes about Ireland's economic problems and solutions in his satirical piece, A Modest Proposal. Swift wrote this to make everyone aware that there is a problem that needs to be addressed in Ireland and that is the high poverty rate. Swift did this by adopting a sarcastic tone at the beginning to captivate the reader until she can adequately convey the true meaning behind her lyrics. Ireland's problem is its problem with poverty, so he sets out to solve it. It is time for the English Government to step in and help Ireland become stable again. Swift tries to achieve this by writing a satirical piece on this topic to make people aware of this struggle that the Irish are going through. Swift is an English writer with some Irish roots, so he may be biased, but he gets the point of the English people. He tries to achieve this by writing about a solution so crazy that it grabs his readers' attention. His argument for a solution to Irish poverty is to sell children as food and keep some of them to establish the next generation. The Irish have an overabundance of homeless children, so he decides to kill two birds with one stone. He presents this topic in a very formal and informative tone and provides statistics on how this would benefit the Irish economy. He assumes, however, that everyone will promptly abandon their morals and start killing children and eating them for dinner. The use of appeals helps him as he explains his solution to Ireland's problems. Throughout the text the use of logos is predominant, followed closely by pathos, but it uses ethos little. His use of ethics is the least obvious charm he uses in A Modest Proposal because this is sitting… in the center of the paper… it is a satirical piece. Any counterarguments would practically be met by Swift with even more satire if such proposals were presented. Otherwise he doesn't argue with opposing views at all, so such counterarguments are open to discussion but should not be taken seriously at all. Although in a logical sense it is very strong, it goes against our entire moral code. However, it is very weak in pathos because it makes us disgusted by its alleged proposal. From the logos used, as well as the statistics and calculations that are made, this is a valid plan that might actually work. Luckily, no one in their right mind would take this proposal seriously because it is so sick and twisted. So, A Modest Proposal by Jonathin Swift, is a satirical piece that was written only to make people aware of the problems in Ireland, but not to be taken as a serious suggestion.