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Debate 1

Allan's Argument for Holistic Management

Definiendum	Definiens
M	(x) something can be managed
P	(x) something was produced
C	(x) mismanagement of nature has led to climate change
R	institutional policies are the root cause of climate change
B	institutional policy-makers have embraced complexity
V	we must begin taking steps to reverse desertification
D	the methods discussed in (x) Allan's TEDTalk reverse desertification
G	we must instantiate institutional policy to encourage the use of the methods discussed in (x) Allan's TEDTalk
n	nature
h	holistic management

P1) If something cannot be managed, then it was produced.
(∀x(¬◇Mx→Px))
P2) Nature was not produced.
(¬Pn)
P3) If nature can be managed and the mismanagement of nature has led to climate change, then institutional policies are the root cause of climate change.
(◇Mn∧∀x(Cx→R))
P4) Desertification has led to climate change.
(Cd)
P5) If institutional policies are the root cause of climate change, then institutional policy-makers have not embraced complexity.
(R→¬B)
P6) If institutional policy-makers have not embraced complexity, then we must begin taking steps to reverse desertification.
(¬B→V)
P7) If we must begin taking steps to reverse desertification and the methods discussed in Allan's TEDTalk reverse desertification, then we must instantiate institutional policy to encourage the use of the methods discussed in Allan's TEDTalk.
(V∧∀x(Dx→Gx))
P8) Holistic management reverses desertification.
(Dh)
C) Therefore, we must instantiate institutional policy to encourage the use of holistic management.
(∴Gh)

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