Why does Swift use false premises as the basis for his arguments in "A Modest Proposal"? Swift uses false premises to signal that he is writing a satire, not making a serious proposal. Swift uses false premises because he does not know how to construct a good argument. Swift uses false premises to prevent readers from objecting to his proposal.

If (a, b) is the solution to the system of equations shown above, and a and b are integers, then what is the value of a+b?

Which of the following best describes the difference between “autobiography” and “memoir”? a. autobiography is written about the author's own interpretation of events; memoir is a written interpretation of events. b. memoir covers a particular time in the writer’s life or recounts life events around one or two themes; autobiography covers the entire story of the author's life and has multiple themes. c. autobiography covers the entire story of the writer's life and has multiple themes; memoir is a shorter written work with one theme. d. autobiography covers entire story of the writer's life and has multiple themes; memoir is the writer’s random memories about past experiences.

Onstruct the grouped frequency table for the following data. 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9