obsidian/🛡️ Debate/Arguments/Vegan/Agricultural Predation.md

Definiendum	Definiens
P	something (x) counts as predation
Q	something (x) involves an animal (y) regularly capturing another animal (z)
R	something (x) involves an animal (y) regularly killing another animal (z)
S	something (x) involves an animal (y) regularly subduing another animal (z)
T	something (x) involves an animal (y) regularly consuming, to the captor's benefit, another animal (z)
a	animal agriculture
h	humans
l	livestock

P1) Something counts as predation if, and only if, something involves an animal regularly capturing, killing or subduing, and consuming, to the captor's benefit, another animal.
(∀x∀y∀z(Px↔Qxyz∧(Rxyz∨Sxyz)∧Txyz))
P2) Animal agriculture involves humans regularly capturing livestock.
(Qahl)
P3) Animal agriculture involves humans regularly killing or subduing livestock.
(Rahl∨Sahl)
P4) Animal agriculture involves humans regularly consuming, to the captors' benefit, livestock.
(Tahl)
C) Therefore, animal agriculture counts as predation.
(∴Pa)

Proof Tree

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Ethical Factory Farming Reductio

Definiendum	Definiens
D	a predator (x) engages in predation (y)
R	it is the case that we ought stop the predator (x) from engaging in predation (y)
a	human
m	factory farming pigs

P1) If a predator engages in predation, then it is not the case that we ought stop the predator from engaging in said predation.
(∀x∀y(Dxy→¬Rxy))
P2) Humans engage in factory farming pigs.
(Dam)
C) Therefore, it is not the case that we ought stop humans from engaging in factory farming pigs.
(∴¬Ram)

Proof Tree

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