Benjamin Franklin uses satire to show his audience that the Witch Trials at Mount Holly were stupid and pointless. Benjamin sarcastically shows how the ideas of "ducking" to see if someone of being guilty of witchcraft is stupid and inhumane. Benjamin takes a, somewhat serious to some, topic and flat out makes fun of it in this article using satire, Ultimately, Benjamin wanted people to know how The Witch Trials at Mount Holly were stupid and inhumane using satire and making fun of it.
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