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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)

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