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Determine whether the following passage is (or contains) an argument.
"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question."
-John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism


Definitions:

Anorexia Nervosa

Eating disorder in which people fail to maintain body weights that are normal for their age and height and have fears of becoming fat, distorted body images, and amenorrhea.

Restricting Type

A subtype of anorexia nervosa where weight loss is achieved by restricting calorie intake, without engaging in binge-eating or purging behaviors.

Constricting Type

A term that could be related to a specific category or subtype of a condition or behavior characterized by restriction or limitation, though its exact application is broad and context-dependent.

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating disorder in which people engage in bingeing and behave in ways to prevent weight gain from the binges, such as self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, and abuse of purging drugs (such as laxatives).

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