In paragraph six (lines 36-43), the writer includes quantitative data ("The number... annually born") to accomplish
all of the following EXCEPT
O parody the way evidence is presented in a rational argument.
ridicule those who view Irish people experiencing poverty as livestock.
appeal to the logic of economically minded readers.
O convey the detachment with which many viewed those in poverty.
illustrate the enormity of the issue the audience has ignored.