The contrast between the "careful control against the almost inconceivable perversion of his scheme" and "the ridiculousness of the proposal" create a situation in which the reader has "to consider just what perverted values and assumptions would allow such a diligent, thoughtful, and conventional man to propose so perverse a plan".
ðə kˈɑːntɹæst bᵻtwˈiːn ðə "kˈɛɹfəl kəntɹˈoʊl ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪŋkənsˈiːvəbəl pɚvˈɜːʒən ʌv hɪz skˈiːm" ænd "ðə ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləsnəs ʌvðə pɹəpˈoʊzəl" kɹiːˈeɪt ɐ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə ɹˈiːdɚ hˈæz "tə kənsˈɪdɚ dʒˈʌst wʌt pɚvˈɜːɾᵻd vˈæljuːz ænd ɐsˈʌmpʃənz wʊd ɐlˈaʊ sˈʌtʃ ɐ dˈɪlɪdʒənt, θˈɔːtfəl, ænd kənvˈɛnʃənəl mˈæn tə pɹəpˈoʊz sˌoʊ pɚvˈɜːs ɐ plˈæn".