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Some vegetarians have argued that there are two individually sufficient reasons for not eating meat—one based on health considerations, and the other based on the aversion to living at the expense of other conscious creatures. ███ ███████ ████ ██████ ████ ████ █████████ ██ ████ ██████ ███ ███████ ████ ██ █████ ██ ████ █████ ████ ██ ████████ ██ ██████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ █████ █████████ █████████ ██ ██████ ██ █ ██████ ██ ████ ██████ █████
Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The author takes on a claim by vegetarians that there are two individually sufficient reasons for not eating meat. The author presents a hypothetical that would make it unclear if the second reason is actually individually sufficient. If eating meat is essential to good health, it becomes unclear if empathy for other conscious creatures is a sufficient reason to not eat meat.
Identify Argument Part
This is a hypothetical premise used to demonstrate that it is not clear if an aversion to living at the expense of other conscious creatures is a sufficient reason to stop eating meat.
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This inaccurately identifies the position being disputed. The author is weakening the idea that there are two individually sufficient reasons for not eating meat, not that we should avoid meat.
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The supposition actually shows that the two types of reasons are somewhat dependent. The second reason doesn’t hold up as well if the first reason is failed. Therefore, they are interconnected.
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The author is presenting a hypothetical premise, not actually disputing the health of vegetarianism.
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By presenting this supposition, the individual strength of this reason for not eating meat is weakened. It shows that this reason may not be completely sufficient.
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The author is weakening one of two potentially sufficient reasons. The first reason remains sufficient in this argument.