Question

When swift the satirist writes, "i profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that i have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work," which rhetorical technique is he most clearly using?

Answer 1

The correct answer is the following: In the excerpt, Swift is using the rhetorical technique of hyperbole. A Hyperbole is a technique in which the writer uses exaggeration to put emphasis on a specific idea. In the excerpt, Swift, who was a satirist and essayist of Ireland, exaggerates using phrases like "the sincerity of my heart", "not the least", to make his point clear.