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A specific wildflower is almost extinct, and the only way of saving it is by cross-pollinating it with a daisy, creating wildflower-daisy hybrids. While the hybrid would be very different from the original wildflower, we should still go through with the cross-pollination.
The argument’s premises describe what would happen if this cross-pollination occurs, but the conclusion then takes a further step by saying the cross-pollination should occur. We’re looking for some principle justifying this gap - that explains why having the cross-pollination occur would be better than just allowing the wildflower to go extinct.
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Wrong trigger. The argument claims that we should accept a substitute for the organism because that’s the only way it can be preserved.
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Wrong trigger. The argument doesn’t discuss saving the wildflower in order to prevent something else from replacing it.
Answers that, if they have any effect, do the opposite of what we want (weaken when we're trying to strengthen, or strengthen when we're trying to weaken).
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This explains why we should save the wildflower. If it’s better to have it live in a very different form than to go extinct, it makes sense to pursue cross-pollination.
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Wrong trigger. The argument isn’t suggesting any organism should be destroyed.
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Wrong trigger. The argument isn’t about the negative effects on another type of organism.
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