Ethicist: On average animals raised on

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Weak5% picked this

   Even though it has been established that a vegetarian diet can be healthy, many people prefer to eat meat and are

   That many people prefer to eat meat is too weak to impact whether eating meat will soon be morally unacceptable.

   5%
2. B

   Correct57% picked this

   Often, cattle or sheep can be raised to maturity on grass from pastureland that is unsuitable for any

   Why this is right

   This points out a possibility where raising cattle does not come at the expense of growing grain and eating meat never becomes morally unacceptable.

   Skill tested: Weaken · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   57%
3. C

   Strengthens5% picked this

   If a grain diet is supplemented with protein derived from non-animal sources, it can have nutritional value equivalent to that

   This makes the conclusion more likely to be true by making meat less critical to human health.

   5%
4. D

   Too Weak5% picked this

   Although prime farmland near metropolitan areas is being lost rapidly to suburban development, we could reverse this trend by choosing to live

   That prime farmland near metropolitan areas is being lost rapidly does not challenge the premise that large areas of farmland are going out of production each year.

   5%
5. E

   Too Weak28% picked this

   Nutritionists agree that a diet composed solely of grain products is not adequate

   The argument never advocates a diet solely of grain products. So long as a diet without meat can provide sufficient nutritional value, it doesn’t matter whether that nutrition is coming from grains, vegetables, fruits, or anything else besides meat.

   28%