### Polyphenol Reductio | **Variable** | **Definition** | |:----------------------------------------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------- | | **H** | plant defense chemicals (x) are harmful | | **C** | plant defense chemicals (x) are contained in food (y) | | **V** | plant defense chemicals (x) render food (y) harmful. | | **M** | genetic modification that removes (p) renders (g) less harmful | | **p** | polyphenols from grass | | **g** | grass-fed beef |
P1) If plant defense chemicals are harmful and plant defense chemicals are contained in a food, then plant defense chemicals render the food harmful.
(∀x∀y(Hx∧Cxy→Vxy))
P2)
Polyphenols from grass are harmful.
(Hp)
P3)
Polyphenols from grass are contained in grass-fed beef.
(Cpg)
P4)
If polyphenols from grass render grass-fed beef harmful, then genetic modification that removes polyphenols from grass renders grass-fed beef less harmful.
(Vpg→Mpg)
P5)
Polyphenols from grass render grass-fed beef harmful.
(Vpg)
C)
Therefore, genetic modification that removes polyphenols from grass renders grass-fed beef less harmful.
(∴Mpg)

[Proof Tree](https://www.umsu.de/trees/#(~6x~6y(Hx~1Cxy~5Vxy)),(Hp),(Cpg),(Vpg~5Mpg),(Vpg)|=(Mpg)) --- # Hashtags #debate #arguments #carnivore