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Ethicist: People who avoid alcoholic beverages simply because they regard them as a luxury beyond their financial means should not be praised for their abstinence. ██████████ █████ ███ █████ ███████ ██████ ███████ ████ ████ ███ ██████ ██ ███████ ██████ ███ ██ ████████ ██████ ████ ██████████████ ███ ███████ ████████ ████ ██ ███████ ███████ ██ ████████████ ███████ ██ ███████ ████ ██████ ████████████████ ██ █████ ████████
Summary
The ethicist doesn’t make an argument, just states two unsupported claims:
If people avoid alcohol just because they can’t afford it, then those people should not be praised for abstinence.
If people avoid alcohol just because they don’t want to drink, then those people should only be praised for abstinence if their lack of desire comes from a difficult process of self-discipline.
Notable Assumptions
Because the ethicist doesn’t actually make an argument but just states some claims, we can justify these claims with a principle which can act as a premise and provide support.
A principle which can support both claims will tell us that it is not praiseworthy to abstain from alcohol that one can afford, simply due to a lack of desire that doesn’t involve arduous self-discipline.
Analysis by AlexandraNash
21.
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a
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b
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c
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d
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e
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