Singer's Response to the Slippery Slope Argument in Defense of Speciesism

question 23

Multiple Choice

Singer's response to the slippery slope argument in defense of speciesism is that

• A) there is no real risk of our treating humans worse, so deeply rooted is our pro-human bias.
• B) improving our treatment of animals is worth the risk of a slippery slope.
• C) his purpose is to elevate the status of nonhumans rather than to lower the status of humans.
• D) it refutes itself.

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