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As you start to list properties that the animal lacks to justify eating them, you begin to realize that some humans also lack those properties, yet we don’t eat those humans. Is this logical proof that killing and eating animals for food is immoral? Don’t put away your steak knife just yet.
In Eat Meat… Or Don’t, we examine the moral arguments for and against eating meat with both philosophical and scientific rigor. This book is not about pushing some ideological agenda; it’s ultimately a book about critical thinking.
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Note the bold part of the quote. That's the assumption the conclusion rests on - and it is a false assumption! It effectively states that the only reason to deny an accusation is if you are actually guilty. This is blatantly incorrect; an innocent person is also likely to deny an accusation against them, because they wish to establish and prove their innocence of the wrongdoing in question. So there is a reason other than the one mentioned in the claim to deny an accusation; thus, the assumption is not correct. In a syllogism: P1) Only a sexist would deny being sexist P2) Mike denied being sexist C) Mike is a sexist This is a valid argument, but, as we discussed above, P1 is false, so the conclusion is not implied by any of its preceding premises!
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answered on Thursday, Dec 30, 2021 07:05:35 PM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | ||||
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I am pretty sure your kafka trap fallacy is actually a form of conspiracy theory fallacy. Of course there is no evidence that X is up to something, because obviously being up to something X concealed/hid all the evidence. |
answered on Friday, Dec 31, 2021 08:33:28 AM by GoblinCookie | |
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