An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses found in the argument
Premise 1
Premise 1 argues that the animal fur industry should be stopped since faux fur is a better alternative to animal fur. It claims that faux fur delivers the same benefits (it has an indistinguishable appearance and provides greater warmth) with less environmental cost. The suppressed assumption here is that environmental damage should be prevented where possible: this is a non-controversial normative claim that does not require further support, and is, therefore, acceptable.
The first sub-premise, which asserts that “faux fur can replace animal fur in terms of human use” is non-controversial and may be easily accepted. The second sub-premise, a causal argument that faux
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Premise 1 is unacceptable because the author fails to adequately compare the environmental impact of the control (animal fur) and test (faux fur) groups, and is therefore unsuccessful in arguing that faux fur is a superior alternative. Consequently, premise 1 holds a very weak inference as to why the animal fur industry should be stopped. Premises 2 and 3 are unacceptable since they are linked, and premise 2 lacks sufficient analysis of the test and control groups. Since the author does not compare the levels of suffering between the test (fur industry animals) and control (non- fur industry animals) groups, we are unable to conclude that suffering would be reduced or prevented by ending the animal fur industry. Hence, premises 2 and 3 do not support the argument that the animal fur industry should be stopped to prevent suffering. Lastly, Premise 4 is unacceptable because it commits fallacies of relevance and vacuity: it does not argue why the industry should be stopped, but instead proposes a method of stopping the industry. In these ways, the argument has a very weak rational core. The author has attempted to conceal these logical flaws with rhetorical devices including emotionally charged language and loaded descriptions. Ultimately, however, they have committed multiple fallacies and further undermined their claims. For these reasons, the argument should be
In every laboratory, any new product or ingredient is usually tested on animals like rats, guinea pigs, dogs, or rabbits. The questionable substance according to some scientists may apply to a small area of the animal’s skin to determine primary irritation. However, we should also know that this is already too much for the animals. We may need them for food and research but we should also care for their welfare. Animals should be treated humanely, even though most people are unlikely to give up eating meat or wearing goods made from leather and wool. We, humans are given the capability to think superior than any other living creatures, that’s why we have the power to think another way to stop these exploitations. For example in fashion, designers should stop using fur and use fibers instead to make fake fur. The best part is, it can look almost identical to real
Animals are much more complex and innovative that should be given more credit than it should be. Now learned about the animal feelings exist, human could be too cruel in using their survivor coat, fur, for expensive souvenirs or fashion runway. The Born Free USA organization expounds in 50 million violently killed animals for fashion every year. Fur is believed to get from meat production, but ¨fur comes from animals who are factory-farmed or trapped purely for fashion.¨ Animal furs are obtained through gassing, electrocution, or neck breaking in traps. Imagined a full house of fully coated species trap in a cramp factory house, the animal of intelligence are thought to be under humane treatment, but the fashion factories say differently. Rifkin support of animal is simply a moral principle that every human should have instead of thinking as a superior intelligent
Experimentation on animals has been a controversial issue for hundreds of years and is still a major issue today. However, we have continued to experiment on animals to test the effects of products such as makeup. Both Peter Singer and Tom Regan would have strong opinions against this experimentation, but they would also have different ways of expressing their view on the topic. They have expressed that animals should be considered to a certain extent that humans and other animals should be treated with some form of equality. While Peter Singer and Tom Regan would have similar goals in this situation, there are many parts of their arguments against animal experimentation that are different. The following will explain how both Peter
Imagine you are trapped in a locked cage and you can’t do anything about it. Visualize the torture, agony and distress you would undergo, all for the expendable amount of makeup and cosmetics that are formed day in day out. Research reveals that the typical British woman spends an astonishing £100,000 on cosmetics and £40,000 on her hair over a lifetime which equates to £40 a week. According to ‘goodhousekeeping.com’, a survey of 4000 women showed that the average women owns around 40 makeup products yet allow 87% of it go to waste without them realizing. What about those animals who were tested on?
Topic: The harmful testing of products on animals. Specific Purpose: I aim to persuade my audience to stop supporting companies that bring harm to animals by testing new products on them. Thesis Statement: Experimenting with new products on animals is cruel, and it will continue unless we do something about it. Introduction: I. Gaining and maintaining favorable attention: Have you ever thought about how many of the products you buy are tested on animals. Have you ever thought about the pain these animals go through just to see if a new product is safe or not.
Because of the fact that fur sheared from a dead animal will rot, manufacturers fight off decay through the application of a slew of chemicals that are designed to prevent decomposition. The main processing chemicals used are formaldehyde and chromium which are both linked to cancers, such as leukemia. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, in the United States, has “previously fined six fur processing plants for causing high levels of pollution and for using solvents in fur dressing that “may cause respiratory problems…” (Hoskins, Tansy. "Is the Fur Trade Sustainable?" The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 29 Oct. 2013. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.). Even more unacceptable is the fact that fur production is unregulated. This leads to the incorrect labeling of fur clothing which essentially leaves consumers ignorant about the severe chemicals that are exposed. This horrid fashion statement not only threatens animals, even those that existed in tremendous numbers, with extinction, but also threatens consumers with respiratory issues and cancer. Essentially, both humans and animals encounter ultimate death as it has been found that fur clothing contains carcinogens, which is any substance that is directly involved in causing cancer. Altogether, it is more than apparent that the hazardous fur trade causes a greater amount of harm than good.
Socrates Refutation of Thrasymachus’ Definition of Justice In Plato’s Republic he attempts to uncover the fundamental question of what is justice. He does this through creating an open and engaging dialogue between his characters. His central character, Socrates, provides a voice for many of Plato’s personal views while several other interlocutors help present traditional Greek conceptions of justice and other criticisms. In book I of the Republic, Socrates refutes an interlocutor’s—Thrasymachus—concept of justice.
Social Stability is Not Worth Sacrificing Everything Ha Pham La Quinta High School English 12: EWRC Mr. Johnston March 10, 2024. Social Stability is Not Worth Sacrificing Everything Social stability is undeniably a crucial element in human life, but is it worth sacrificing everything else? In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the World State establishes social stability by controlling almost every aspect of its citizens. In this dystopian future envisioned by Huxley, people are not born but rather manufactured through advanced science and technology and are sorted into a caste system before they are even alive.
State the thesis: These animals are forced to try products. From forced to eating food to wearing L’oreal makeup.
A new survey shows that, “72% of Americans oppose testing cosmetics products on animals” (Physicians Commitee). These people are real people, who say they won’t buy a product that is cruelly tested on animals like dogs, cats, sheep’s, or pigs. The number of animals tested are sadly increasing, “2,703 cats, 6,077 dogs, and 7,458 primates were used in testing for cosmetics in 2010” (USDA 26). These facts show exactly how many animals are used every year for torture for many cosmetic companies. These animals do not have the voice to speak for themselves, so it’s wrong to treat them like things, when they are creatures just like us. Consumers still continue to buy these products, but if only they knew that these products aren’t natural and are chemically
Scott Beckstead grew up in a family that owns two of the biggest fur farms in Utah and Idaho. He experienced animal cruelty his whole childhood. Being a part of a fur farm family. He saw animals killed, skinned, and dead, and he heard animals being shot or electrocuted from other fur farms nearby. He could not handle the misery of these animals and he believes these horrors should be put to an end. He is the only one in whole family who does not support fur farms (Beckstead). Fur farms should be stopped because their owners abuse animals.
It is believed that those who are wealthy adore wearing expensive fur and leather, when in reality all over the world it is seen as a privilege, whether wealthy or not, to adorn oneself with clothes made from the skins of innocent animals. Many people still mistakenly believe that animals raised for their fur are treated more humanely and live more wholesome lives than those trapped in the wild, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Through the process of fur farming, everyday, thousands of animals suffer not just in the sense of having their fur removed from their bodies, but also in the conditions they are raised and fed. Fur farming is the practice of selective breeding and raising certain types of fur bearing animals in order to satisfy the drastically growing fashion industry. Annually, over 50 million animals are killed for use in fashion. Fur farm
Pro/Con Speech- Animal Testing Purpose: To inform the class about the pros and cons to using sexual content in advertising.
Using animals in research and to test the safety of products has been a topic of heated debate for decades. According to data collected by F. Barbara Orlans for her book, In the Name of Science: Issues in Responsible Animal Experimentation, sixty percent of all animals used in testing are used in biomedical research and product-safety testing (62). People have different feelings for animals; many look upon animals as companions while others view animals as a means for advancing medical techniques or furthering experimental research. However individuals perceive animals, the fact remains that animals are being exploited by research facilities and cosmetics
Disputes on the concept of animal testing are seen all around the world in today’s society. People who are arguing in spite of the animals’ favors are called animal rights activists. Through the animal rights activists’ points, they create many important reasons for the fact of why animals should not be tested on. Although many people may support animal testing for commercial or scientific aspects, it has serious negative effects on animals for minimal human benefits. There are several features of animal experimentation that people need to have awareness of such as, animal cruelty and alternatives for testing, experimentation in the cosmetics industry and its failures, and what one can do to make a difference to prove that it is morally wrong.