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Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.

  1. Animals have an interest in fulfilling their basic needs, but also in avoiding suffering, and thus we ought to extend moral consideration.
  2. Singer viewed himself as a utilitarian, and presents a direct moral theory concerning animal rights, in contrast to indirect positions, such as welfarist views.
  3. He argued for extending moral consideration to animals because, similar to humans, animals have certain significant interests.
  4. The event that publicly announced animal rights as a legitimate issue within contemporary philosophy was Peter Singer's Animal Liberation text in 1975.
  5. As such, we ought to view their interests alongside and equal to human interests, which results in humans having direct moral duties towards animals.

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Solution

āœ… Correct Answer: 1

Step 1: Find the main topic -> Most sentences mention Singer specifically, so this passage is about Singer's philosophy, not just general animal rights.

Step 2: Look for the flow -> We need sentences that connect Singer's ideas in a logical order.

From passage: "Singer viewed himself as a utilitarian, and presents a direct moral theory" and "He argued for extending moral consideration to animals"

The word "He" in sentence 3 clearly refers back to Singer from sentence 2. This shows these sentences connect.

Step 3: Check each sentence's focus -> Does it talk about Singer specifically or just general ideas?

Sentences 2, 3, 4, 5 all mention Singer or refer to him with "He" -> they form a connected story

Sentence 1 talks about animals in general -> doesn't mention Singer


Analysis:

šŸ”“ Sentence 1 -> scope-error -> This is a general statement about animals having needs and deserving moral consideration. While true, it doesn't connect to Singer's specific argument that the other sentences discuss. It's like starting a story about Shakespeare but then talking about poetry in general.

🟢 Sentences 2, 3, 4, 5 -> These form a complete story: Singer's background (sentence 2) -> his argument (sentence 3) -> historical context (sentence 4) -> conclusion (sentence 5). They all focus specifically on Singer's philosophy.

Answer: 1

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