Read the statement about Swift’s "A Modest Proposal." Swift artfully uses language to convey the undeniable fact that landlords have consistently mistreated the impoverished and "already devoured most of the parents" who would serve as "breeders." Which correctly revises this statement so that it maintains an objective tone?
Answer
A
Swift vividly describes how landlords have consistently mistreated the impoverished and “already devoured most of the parents” who would serve as “breeders.”
B
Swift states the undeniable fact that landlords have cruelly mistreated the impoverished and “already devoured most of the parents” who would serve as “breeders.”
C
Swift claims that landlords have consistently mistreated the impoverished and “already devoured most of the parents” who would serve as the country’s “breeders.”
D
Swift skillfully uses language to convey his belief that landlords have mistreated the impoverished and “already devoured most of the parents” who would serve as “breeders.”
Explanation
Choice C uses “claims” to attribute the statement to Swift rather than presenting it as an “undeniable fact.” That attribution keeps the sentence more objective, while choices A and D use evaluative words such as “skillfully” and “vividly,” and choice B intensifies the judgment with “cruelly.”
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