Ethicist: The herbivorous animals need to be fed with atleast sixteen

Ethicist: The herbivorous animals need to be fed with atleast sixteen pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. Though that one pound of meat is more nutritious, the sixteen pounds of grain will be able to fill up more stomachs. Hence in the long term, it will be morally incorrect to consume meat.

Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the ethicist's argument?


A. Even though it has been established that a vegetarian diet can be healthy, many people prefer to eat meat and are willing to pay for it. Incorrect

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B. Often, cattle or sheep can be raised to maturity on grass from pastureland that is unsuitable for any other kind of farming. Correct

it weakens conclusion, meat produced animals raised in pastureland, so grain production cant be affected by meat consume

C. If a grain diet is consumed with protein derived from non-animal sources, it can have nutritional value which is equal to that of a diet containing meat. Incorrect

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D. Although prime farmland near metropolitan areas is being lost rapidly to suburban development, we could reverse this trend by choosing to live in areas that are already urban. Incorrect

Irrelevant

E. Nutritionists agree that a diet composed solely of grain products is not adequate for human health. Incorrect

this cant weakens conclusion that meat consume is morally wrong

I think answer B