Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."

I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust.

Why did Swift most likely deliver his proposal in a casual manner?

A. to highlight to the reader that the government would likely agree with his plan
B.to emphasize that he is serious about implementing his plan
C. to show the reader that his plan is reasonable and no cause for alarm
D. to grab the reader’s attention by using understatement to talk about brutal acts