Do you believe that Jonathan Swift's method of rhetoric in "A Modest Proposal" is effective?

Certainly this is a subjective question, but I argue that
Swift's rhetorical method in "A Modest Proposal" is effective for the purpose of
criticizing the English government and raising awareness of the plight of Irish farmers
and the working poor.  In the essay, Swift uses satire to develop the absurd situation
of people selling their children as food.  Swift develops this situation to criticize
the negative stereotypes that were commonly held of Irish Catholic people in the early
1700s.  Swift attempts to show that people cannot be treated like animals which is how
he sees the treatment of poor farmers under wealthy landlords who do nothing to help
when drought hits Ireland.  So Swift's rhetoric is effective in making such criticism
and making people aware of it.  It is possible that an ultimate goal is to have
landlords change their attitude and policies regarding farmers; however, this change
would not come as a direct result of the essay.  Much of Swift's political writing ended
up being censored at the time of publication because its scathing critique angered
government officials.