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Old 06-28-2007   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Animal Rights

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Originally Posted by yaaarrrgg View Post
Let's assume humans have rights. Humans are a kind of animal. So it follows that some animals have rights.
Bolding mine.

Actually, his logic is just fine. If he had claimed that since some animals have rights, then they all do, that would have been faulty logic. But he did not claim that. What he claimed is supported logically. I'm guessing some people overlooked the word 'some'.
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