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How does the title of "A Modest Proposal” indicate that Swift is writing a satire?

A
Readers know that Swift is being serious because he humbly says that his proposal is “modest.”
B
Swift does not mean what he says when he calls his proposal “modest” or moderate; his proposal is actually extreme.
C
Swift calls his work a “proposal,” but readers do not know if the proposal will be approved by the Irish parliament.

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