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pashok25 [27]
2 years ago
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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."Then as to the females, it would, I think, with humble submission, be a loss to the pu

blick, because they soon would become breeders themselves: And besides, it is not improbable that some scrupulous people might be apt to censure such a practice, (although indeed very unjustly) as a little bordering upon cruelty, which, I confess, hath always been with me the strongest objection against any project, how well soever intended.Which statement is an example of understatement in this excerpt?A) The criticism of the practice would be levied "very unjustly."B) Women becoming breeders would be a "loss to the publick."C) Some people "might be apt to" criticize the practice.D) Many women would "become breeders themselves."
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2 answers:
Lyrx [107]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

C.

Explanation: it’s correct just took the test

Volgvan2 years ago
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Answer:

The correct answer is C. Some people "might be apt to" criticize the practice.

Explanation:

An understatement is a tool used by a speaker to make <u>a situation less important. </u>

In this case, the speaker shows how people were against <em>“females to become breeders”</em>. In a simpler way, they opposed the simple fact that women have children, coming to compare this act as an animal act.

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