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T: Killing Animals For Food: Argumentative Essay

This document argues that killing animals for food is morally wrong for two reasons: it violates animals' rights and interests. First, raising animals for slaughter violates their right to life by treating them as a means to an end rather than as ends in themselves. Second, killing animals violates their basic interest in staying alive as well as other interests like living freely. While some claim eating meat is needed for protein, there are other protein sources, so the human interest in eating meat is trivial compared to the basic animal interest in living. Overall, being vegetarian increases the total well-being in the world.

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T: Killing Animals For Food: Argumentative Essay

This document argues that killing animals for food is morally wrong for two reasons: it violates animals' rights and interests. First, raising animals for slaughter violates their right to life by treating them as a means to an end rather than as ends in themselves. Second, killing animals violates their basic interest in staying alive as well as other interests like living freely. While some claim eating meat is needed for protein, there are other protein sources, so the human interest in eating meat is trivial compared to the basic animal interest in living. Overall, being vegetarian increases the total well-being in the world.

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TOPIC : KILLING

ANIMALS FOR FOOD


Argumentative Essay

MEMBERS :

No Name Matrix Number


1 LESLIE BINTI GILBERT BUBUD CT10210392
2 EMELLIANA BENJAMIN CT10210182
3 SUZIE JAMES CT10210773
4 LIDWENNA THIEN CT10210395
5 CINDY PHILIP CT10210149
INTRODUCTION (PARAGRAPH 1)
Hook: Is it wrong to raise and kill animals for
human beings to eat?
Connecting information: Like human beings,
animals have their rights to live and to decide
how to end their lives. Therefore, by believing
and accepting that idea, raising and killing
animals for food is wrong in terms of moral value.
Thesis statement: Eating animals poses two
moral problems; violation of animals’ rights and
violation of animals’ interests.
BODY (PARAGRAPH 2)
( First Reason )
Topic Sentence : This is a clear violation of the animal’s
rights.
If you accept that animals have right, raising and killing
animals for food is morally wrong. An animal raised for
food is being used by others rather than being respected
for itself. In philosopher’s terms it is being treated as a
means to human ends and not as an end itself. This is a
clear violation of the animal’s rights. No matter how
humanely an animal is treated in the process, raising and
killing it for food remains morally wrong. But, this is
using ‘rights’ in a rather technical philosophical sense.
When people talk about animal rights, they are usually
talking about animal interest.
BODY (PARAGRAPH 3)
(Second Reason)

Topic sentence : Most humane forms of rearing and


killing animals for food always violates the
animal’s most basic interest which is to continue
living.

Modern agriculture often violates other key


animals as well as examples, to live in natural
conditions, to make free choices, to be free from fear
and pain, to live healthy lives without needing
medical intervention, to eat a natural diet and to
enjoy the normal social life of its species.
BODY (PARAGRAPH 4)
(Third Reason)
Topic sentence : Human interest versus animals interest

Many human beings don’t believe animals have rights,


but do think that animals have important interests that
should not be violated. But some of these people enjoy
eating meat and fish, and so face a conflict between
animal and human interest : the trivial human interest in
eating meat versus the basic animal interest in staying
alive. The human interest is classed as trivial because
human being do not need to eat meat in order to live. The
animals interest in staying alive is classed as basic,
because if the animal is killed then all its other interest
are frustrated as well.
PARAGRAPH 5

Counterargument and Refutation

Some people might give excuses for eating and


killing animals such as to consume protein from
meat. However, research had shown and proved
that there are other sources of protein instead of
meat such as eggs and cereals.
CONCLUSION (PARAGRAPH 6)
In summary, those who are killing animals for
the sake of fulfilling their passion for meat are
morally wrong. If everyone is a vegetarian, the
total amount of goodness in the world would be
higher. Therefore, everyone is urged to kill less
animals and eat less meat.
INTRODUCTION BRAINSTORM
- Hook :Is it wrong to raise and kill
animals for human beings to eat? BODY PARAGRAPH 2
- Connecting information: Animals Topic statement: This is a clear
have their rights to live and to decide violation of the animal’s rights.
how to end their lives.
BODY PARAGRAPH 3
- Thesis statement :Eating animals
poses two moral problems; violation of Topic statement: Violation of animals’
animals’ rights and violation of interests
animals’ interests.
KILLING ANIMALS
FOR FOOD

CLOSURE
Restated thesis: In summary, those who BODY PARAGRAPH 4
are killing animals for the sake of fulfilling Topic sentence: Human interests vs. animals
their passion for meat are morally wrong. interests
BODY PARAGRAPH 5
Opinion: If everyone is a vegetarian, the counterargument: meat for protein.
total amount of goodness in the world Refutation:
would be higher. Therefore, everyone is Other source of protein.
urged to kill less animals and eat less
meat.
KILLING ANIMALS FOR FOOD ( REAL TEXT )
Is it wrong to raise and kill animals for human beings to eat? Like human beings,
animals have their rights to live and to decide how to end their lives. Therefore, by believing and
accepting that idea, raising and killing animals for food is wrong in terms of moral value. Eating
animals poses two moral problems; violation of animals’ rights and violation of animals’
interests.
If you accept that animals have right, raising and killing animals for food is morally
wrong. An animal raised for food is being used by others rather than being respected for itself. In
philosopher’s terms it is being treated as a means to human ends and not as an end itself. This
is a clear violation of the animal’s rights. No matter how humanely an animal is treated in the
process, raising and killing it for food remains morally wrong. But, this is using ‘rights’ in a
rather technical philosophical sense. When people talk about animal rights, they are usually
talking about animal interest.
Modern agriculture often violates other key animals as well as examples, to live in
natural conditions, to make free choices, to be free from fear and pain, to live healthy lives
without needing medical intervention, to eat a natural diet and to enjoy the normal social life of
its species.
Many human beings don’t believe animals have rights, but do think that animals have
important interests that should not be violated. But some of these people enjoy eating meat and
fish, and so face a conflict between animal and human interest : the trivial human interest in
eating meat versus the basic animal interest in staying alive. The human interest is classed as
trivial because human being do not need to eat meat in order to live. The animals interest in
staying alive is classed as basic, because if the animal is killed then all its other interest are
frustrated as well.
Some people might give excuses for eating and killing animals such as to consume
protein from meat. However, research had shown and proved that there are other sources
of protein instead of meat such as eggs and cereals.
In summary, those who are killing animals for the sake of fulfilling their passion for
meat are morally wrong. If everyone is a vegetarian, the total amount of goodness in the world
would be higher. Therefore, everyone is urged to kill less animals and eat less meat.

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