Logos Pathos Ethos In A Modest Proposal. Wikimedia Foundation 01 Dec. Ethos Pathos Logos on A Modest Proposal and Banksy artwork Tuesday October 8 2013 In the beginning of A Modest Proposal Swift uses pathos when he writes their helpless infants who as they grow up either turn into thieves for want of work or leave their dear native country to fight for the Pretender of Spain or sell.
Through the use of ethos logos pathos and kairos Swift expresses ways to improve his country. At this period the Irish politicians were. The message in Jonathan Swifts essay is obviously absurd in its irony and thus you could argue that the entire essay is one big appeal to pathos as to move the law makers and educated public to do something about the poverty in Ireland.
The purpose of his essay was to try to make the Irish people open their eyes so that they would take better care of themselves.
Because A Modest Proposal is such a deeply ironic work the use of ethos pathos and logos differs markedly from their normal usage in for instance a political speech. A Modest Proposal Amanda Almeida Alessandra Morana Elyan Palladino Paulina Pimentel Ka Yi Zheng Emiliana Vasquez Jelambi. The message in Jonathan Swifts essay is obviously absurd in its irony and thus you could argue that the entire essay is one big appeal to pathos as to move the law makers and educated public to do something about the poverty in Ireland. Swift wanted to to draw attention to the issue of poverty by being descriptive and also make us the audience believe that it is unethical to eat another human being.
