Monday, October 26, 2009

RJA #10b: Argument

Dairy is not necessary for a healthy diet and may be harmful to one's health in that dairy contributes to cancer, heart disease, obesity, allergies, and other detrimental health concerns.

Claim 1: Dairy contributes to cancer.

Reason: Dairy feeds cancerous cells encouraging growth and reproduction.

Warrant: People who have cancer should avoid dairy.

Claim 2: Dairy contributes to heart disease.

Reason: Dairy products contain high levels of cholesterol and saturated fats to one's diet.

Warrant: People who want to live a heart healthy life style should avoid cholesterol rich and saturated fatty products.

Claim 3: Dairy products encourage the development of obesity.

Reason: Dairy is loaded with saturated fat and contributes to obesity.

Warrant: Consuming saturated fat enhances obesity.

Claim 4: Dairy can lead to allergies.

Reason: Research links dairy to allergies.

Warrant: Any product that leads to contaiminating the physiological makekup of one's body should be avoided.

Claim 5: Dairy is not digestable by lactose intolerant people.

Reason: People deficient in the enzyme lactase, can not break down the sugar in milk and experience nausea, cramps, diarrhea, bloating, and gas.

Warrant: People who are lactose intolerant should not consume milk.

Claim 6: Most commercial dairy farms use artificial hormones to enhance milk production which then passes on to people who consume the by products, there by making it unhealthy.

Reason: Artificially enhanced hormone products are unhealthy.

Warrant: People who consume products that contain artificially enhanced hormones recieve those same hormones.

Claim 7: Most commercial dairy farms need to feed their cattle antibiotics to ward off diseases that plague unhealthy living conditions which in turn are passed on to the consumer.

Reason: Conditions that cattle are raised in principiate an unhealthy environment that leads to disease.

Warrant: People should avoid products that have antibiotics passed on which leads to antibiotic resilience.

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