A Modest Proposal and Other Satires

in (paragraphs 29-31) what are the expedients that swift discusses? how does the irony serve his rhetorical purpose in that section?

The modest proposal

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Swift discusses solutions to the issues facing Ireland at the time. His use of irony allows him to illuminate the country's problems and depict the issues at hand.