Why Do Animals Require Lipids for Normal Physiological Function? While

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Essay

Why do animals require lipids for normal physiological function? While animals can produce some fatty acids on their own (de novo),others must be acquired from the diet.Which are the two essential fatty acids that animals cannot manufacture themselves,and what are their sources?

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Appeal to Ignorance

A logical fallacy that suggests a claim is true simply because it has not been proven false or vice versa.

Burden of Proof

The obligation to prove one's assertion.

Positive Claim

An assertion that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.

Equivocation

The misleading use of a word with more than one meaning or sense, causing an argument to appear logical when it is not.