Jonathan Swifts suggestion in A Modest Proposal that the Irish eat their children exemplifies the characteristics of a satire in all of the following ways EXCEPT_______________?

A. its absurd response to a real issue.

B. its attempt to shock readers into acting.

C. its mocking tone.

D. its sentimental plea to its audience.

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