A Modest Proposal

The author writes A Modest Proposal in such a serious manner, you actually begin to believe him for a second. In the beginning, he throws a bunch of legit facts and it makes him sound so sincere and like he's about to come up with the best solution there is. Really, throughout the whole article he keeps giving facts and makes valuable points on how his method can actually help the overflow of population. His tone makes you take him so seriously, that it becomes so funny.