Final answer:
In Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal,' the targeted group is the Wealthy Protestants, as it is a satirical piece criticizing their neglect and mistreatment of the impoverished Irish population.
Step-by-step explanation:
The group targeted negatively, but indirectly, by Swift in "A Modest Proposal" is B. Wealthy Protestants. Swift's work is a satirical piece where he sarcastically suggests that the children of the poor could be sold as food to the rich to solve the problem of poverty. Rather than seriously proposing this, Swift is criticizing the upper classes and the British government's policies toward the impoverished Irish population. The negative impact on children is discussed, but they are not the target of Swift's satire. Instead, it is the attitude and neglect of the wealthy and those in power that Swift is truly aiming at with his dark irony.