A Modest Proposal and Other Satires

Which passage best shows Swift’s use of Pathos, an appeal to readers emotions?

A.) “But my intention is very far from being confined to provide only for children of professed beggars…” B.) “There only remain a hundred and twenty thousand of poor parents annually born.” C.) “I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection.” D.) “I doubt, more to avoid the expense, than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman beast.” Probably D?
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I would choose D as well.