Look closely at paragraphs 4, 6, and 7, and study how the appeals to logic are put in mathematical and economic terms. list three of the statistics below. when does the reader begin to realize that the essay is ironic? before or after the actual proposal is made in paragraph 10? which groups of people are singled out as special targets for swifts’ attack? are the irish presented completely as victims, or are they also to blame? explain in detail (at least 3 sentences) why or why not? does the essay merely function as a satirical attack? does swift ever present any serious proposals for improving conditions? if so, where? what is the purpose of the last paragraph?