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The author concludes that all actions are motivated by self-interest because even actions that seem altruistic could be argued to be done out of self-interest.

The author reasons that since altruistic actions can be described in terms of self-interest, all actions are motivated by self-interest. However, the author’s reasoning is flawed because just pointing out that seemingly altruistic actions can be described in terms of self-interest doesn’t necessarily prove that they were motivated by self-interest.

The term “self-interest” is used in the same way at all points in the argument.

This is exactly what the argument does. Just showing that altruistic actions could’ve been done out of self-interest doesn’t prove they were actually done out of self-interest.

The author doesn’t have to define these terms. He is just arguing that all actions are done out of self-interest.

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of mistaking a sufficient condition for a necessary condition, which doesn’t occur in this argument. The argument doesn’t rely on conditional reasoning, and no necessary or sufficient conditions are discussed.

The argument doesn’t appeal to emotions. It uses an example to illustrate how a seemingly altruistic action can be described in terms of self-interest.

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