Land developer: By attempting to preserve endangered species that otherwise would become extinct during our lifetime, we are wasting money on species that will disappear over time regardless of our efforts. ███████████████ ████ ███████████ ████ ██████████ ██ ███ ██████ ████ ██ ███████ ██ ███ ██████████ ████ █████ ██ ████████ ██ ██████
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In response to the land developer’s claim that it is a waste of money attempting to preserve species that will disappear regardless of efforts, the environmentalist points out that this claim is similar to concluding we should not spend money to cure cancer because humans are mortal.
The environmentalist counters the position held by the land developer. He does this by presenting an analogous argument with an obviously indefensible conclusion.
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