During week three of this course, I was able to clearly identify the difference between Inductive arguments, and deductive argument. Deductive arguments consist of multiple premises generally assumed to be true, therefore, the conclusion must be true. However, in the inductive reasoning, the premises are all believed to be true, for the truth of the conclusion, but there’s always a possibility that the conclusion can either be true or false. When analyzing my counterargument, I came to realize that there was indeed another perspective to my argument” It is not ethically acceptable to raise animals for food on factory farms”. I researched another point of view to this issue, and realized that yes, someone can develop a different view to my argument. My counterargument was developed as an inductive argument. I understood that in order for my counterargument to seem valid, I needed to develop a strong argument; including strong evidence that intends to support the truth of my conclusion. Therefore, I …show more content…
provided evidence in my premises to support my conclusions; for example I used inductive generalization in one of my premises, which is a form of way to reason from data, to support the conclusion,” Premises 2: Food factory farms are efficient distributors to cater for our large growing population. These farms, raise 99% of farm animals to rapidly produce and distribute huge quantities of food in our society”. Despite the strong counterargument I was able to develop; I still wasn’t persuaded by the conclusion.
Not because it didn’t seem valid, in fact I felt it was a strong argument for the oppose side of the issue; but I still feel a strong emotional feeling against the issue. I feel that raising farm animals in food factory farm is completely unethical. Therefore, even though the counterargument can convince anyone, I personally couldn’t relate to the issue in the way of accepting farm animals to be raised in food factory farms to be acceptable; but I can see it as a fair argument from both sides. Some people will say that it is ok for the animals to go through this process because that is their intended purpose, people need to eat in order to live. However, on the other perspective, it is unethical to raise farm animals in food factory farms because animals are tortured daily, the unsanitary conditions negatively affects the animals, workers, our people, and our
environment. So, can my reasoning on the issues be a fallacies? This is the question I asked myself after learning about the different types of fallacies. Because fallacies are all around us, we tend to increase the good reasoning and notice the bad as well. Learning about fallacies and bias will definitely help me become a self-aware thinker. And that’s exactly what happened when I came upon the topic of fallacies. I realized that prior to doing research on my topic of farm animals being raised in food factory farms; I automatically assumed that it was unethically to accept farm animals to be raised in food factory farms, because it’s a cruelty to them. However, after strong research, I came upon strong evidence to support my deductive argument that provided true premises, and a valid conclusion. Thanks to this course, I can now analyze my perspectives, and understand that I’m aware of my personal deeper thoughts. There are many different issues out there, in which we may not agree to them; but before we make the assumptions, and conclusions we should really sit back and analyze the situation; because there can be two valid perspectives to the one issue.
Alastair Norcross introduces a very controversial case. He compares the actions of Fred as being morally equal to factory farming. Norcross presents the Marginal case and the Analogy argument. There are many objections to his beliefs such as; the suffering of the puppies is intended as a means to Fred’s pleasure, whereas the suffering of factory raised animals is merely foreseen as a side effect of a system that is a means to the gustatory pleasure of millions. Also, the individual consumers lack the power to put an end to factory farming. And lastly, human beings have a greater moral status than nonhumans. (Norcross, 285) I disagree with Norcross’s statement saying that Fred’s behavior and that of people who consume factory-farmed meat is morally equivalent.
...oss’ paper. Therefore, this objection is not sound because the number of naïve people are rapidly dwindling. The second objection stated that one person has no effect on the factory farming industry, so giving up meat is pointless because the industry is too large to feel the effects of someone converting to vegetarianism. I refuted this objection by saying that, yes, one person alone will not make a difference, but when more and more people become vegetarians, the industry will be forced to respond by producing less animals, therefore, preventing more animal suffering. Although these two objections were strong and valid, I believe I was able to successfully defend Norcross’ argument that factory farming is wrong and cruel.
What we do to animals in factory farms is disastrous; we are torturing animals just for a quick meal. We subject animals to a life of misery just for one dinner. What Fred does to the puppies is morally wrong and no one can dispute this. People may argue that there is a moral difference between puppies and chickens, this I agree with. But, the moral difference between dogs and pigs are almost nonexistent. Both of these animals are very smart and are capable of making rational decisions. It does not make sense why some people will choose to eat a pig, but they can’t imagine eating a dog. Both species are complex. There is a moral problem in how we obtain our meat. We should try to strive in killing animals in as humane as a way as possible. I don’t think it is plausible to ask people to stop eating meat-I would not give up eating meat. But, I do agree with Norcross when he says that we need to stop factory farming. The ways animals are killed in these places in
Many students who are enrolled in FFA are already heading in the right direction to a bright future. FFA has many career benefits within the program. Any of the career development events (CDE’s) have something that will tie to a career in agriculture or to a career of other sorts. According to the National FFA Organization, “FFA members embrace concepts taught in agricultural science classrooms nationwide, build valuable skills through hands-on experiential learning and each year demonstrate their proficiency in competitions based on real-world agricultural skills”(“Statistics”). There are so many careers that tie into FFA, and many of them have to do with agriculture. Not every career that has to do with agriculture is about farming. There are so many different aspects of the agriculture industry that many people never think twice about. Most people are not interested in agriculture because they think it is just about farming or
On December 2,2015 I went to to the Lynnhaven building to receive some feedback on my agreement paper for English 111. It was a very rainy day after running through the rain when I reached the writing center room. There was a yellow note saying that the writing center was in the student center until December 4,2015. After reading the note I ran back in the rain to my car.It was to cold to walk it was raining. As I approached the student center I was told by a security guard that the tutoring lab was located on the third floor. I had walked up three flights of stairs. When I had finally reached the third floor,I walk into the tutoring lab. There were about eight tables, but only four staff members and one student. Amen had approached me asking what did I need help with today. I replied saying that I would like some feedback on my paper for English. He then pointed to the writing table and said “she can assist you with your paper”.
...h? Factory farming holds no regards to animal welfare and it is why it must be stopped; shut down. Though things are easier said than done an effort should be taken to disclaim this notion. There is power in numbers the more people campaigning for animal rights and or welfare will bring about some change even if it’s small, but it’s a change nonetheless. Ending factory farming is not an overnight success it’s a process that will require every able bodied human who cares enough about this matter to take a stand. As we’ve seen you could be a vegan advocating for animal welfare in the meat industry. Humane animal agricultural is very possible such as family farms and vegetarian ranchers we just need to make that shift. A task in deed but not an impossible one to achieve.
Animal rights are practically non-existent in many different ways today. Factory farming is probably the worst thing they can do to the poor helpless animals. Factory farming effects chickens, cows, pigs, and many other animals that are used for food, milk and eggs. One of the biggest organizations against factory farming is called Compassion Over Killing (COK). They go to great lengths to protest and inform people about animal cruelty.
“We take care of animals, and the animals take care of us.” (Rollin 212). The preceding phrase is a policy that American farmers in the old west lived their lives by. Modern farmers live do not live their lives anywhere near to this phrase because they own factory farms, and the whole reason for having a factory farm is to fit as many animals in a small space as possible in order to maximize profit. Factory Farms, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) first appeared in the 1920s, right after Vitamins A and D, because if animals are given these vitamins in their diets, exercise and sunlight are not necessities for the animals to grow anymore (In Defense of Animals 1). The growing number of factory farms is coupled with the decreasing population of rural areas, which means that many people are beginning to factory farm because it yields a higher profit (“Agricultural Sciences” 170). In the 1950s, the average number of chickens on a given egg farm in the United States was 100, but now the average number is a shocking 10,000 chickens (“Factory Farms” 4). The reason for the increase of chickens has to do with new and cheaper technology developed just after World War II. The new technology increased the number of chickens, while it had the opposite effect on dairy and meat cows, their numbers went in the other direction. The number of cows used for milk was cut by more than half between 1950 and 2000, because farmers discovered new and more efficient methods for milking cows (Weeks 4). Many activists for animals’ rights are concerned about the methods used by factory farmers because they confine their animals into tight spaces and since there are so many of them in a small ...
The epic poem, Beowulf, a work of fiction, offers more insight into Ancient Anglo-Saxon English culture than the work of Bede, who wrote, A History of the English Church and People. The epic poem Beowulf gives an enhanced illustration and clearer understanding of the culture of the Ancient Anglo-Saxon’s. The epic poem gives the audience a picture of what the Ancient Anglo-Saxon English valued; seafaring, warriors, heroes, and paganism.
Three objections that could be raised against my argument are; (1) Animals cannot be considered to have inherent value, (2) Only some animals can have value only due to indirect value to humans, and (3) According to Regan’s criterion permanently comatose humans would no longer have moral rights.
Secondly, I often found myself forced to defend my beliefs yet was reproached for doing so while ‘everyone was eating.’ People would ask why I was not eating turkey, and when I replied that I did not consume animal products, they snapped back with “don’t you know animals eat animals,” or “you should be glad that you have something to eat.” If I attempted to defend my position, and suggested that factory farming for omnivores such as humans was very different from a carnivorous animal hunting and killing another animal in the wild, or noted the fact that our reliance upon meat in the United States actually contributes to poverty elsewhere, I was accused of ‘preaching’ at a holiday function.
However, many of the suggestions almost feel like they are based on karma, where Mother Nature will strike back if we disrespect her. Also as I said, I do agree with the majority of the arguments here. It is rather disturbing to see actual pictures of the overcrowding of farms. Unfortunately, our society is very driven by statistics or numbers, much as the author described, and it can be difficult to force an opposing philosophy onto our court system. America stands by its freedom very strongly, even despite the times it gets out of control. So we really can’t acknowledge some of these religious beliefs. We can try and compare the negatives still, though. Cruelty to animals can get pretty extreme, so that right there should be the first thing that needs to be stopped. Generally speaking though, we cannot make the claim that we are disrespecting nature and
Cruelty toward animals, huge economic problems, and major health concerns are just three reasons why factory farming should be banned worldwide. Many people argue that factory farming is the only way to meet growing demands for food in the world today. However, factory farming is just not necessary, especially when it comes down to killing innocent animals in order to feed people. A way to put an end to the factory farming system is by buying our food from smaller, sustainable farms. These businesses still aim to profit from their labor, but that’s not their only objective. (The Issues: Factory Farming, n.d.) They simply will not sacrifice the health of the land or the quality of food simply to make a few extra dollars.
My argument today is about People eating dogs. I believe that if people eat dogs then they have no taste in food whatsoever. How could people do such a thing to a family pet? My reason to people eating dogs is because they don’t care that they are making an innocent animal lose its life because people want to eat it. My evidence is that chinese people have a dog meat festival every year. If people want to eat dog meat then they should find an alternative meat because then you can keep a beautiful dog as your loving pet. A dog is the only thing in the world that love you more than himself, So why take
There has recently been a lot of dispute between those who believe in animal welfare and those who believe in animal rights. Most farm animals today are raised in confinement on huge manufacturing systems that are more like factories than farms. Animal welfare is based on the belief that animals can contribute to humans by providing us with food, work, and entertainment. It also ensures that humans who work with animals follow those moral obligations to provide the animal well-being. Animal rights on the other hand is based on the belief that animals should have the same or similar rights to humans. Animal rights activists believe that humans have no right to use animals at all, no matter how humane their operations are.