Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
Animals have an interest in fulfilling their basic needs, but also in avoiding suffering, and thus we bought to extend moral consideration.
Singer viewed himself as a utilitarian, and presents a direct moral theory concerning animal rights, in contrast to indirect positions, such as welfarist views.
He argued for extending moral consideration to animals because, similar to humans, animals have certain significant interests.
The event that publicly announced animal rights as a legitimate issue within contemporary philosophy was Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation text in 1975.
As such, we ought to view their interests alongside and equal to human interests, which results in humans having direct moral duties towards animals.
Animals have an interest in fulfilling their basic needs, but also in avoiding suffering, and thus we bought to extend moral consideration.
The correct answer is: "Animals have an interest in fulfilling their basic needs, but also in avoiding suffering, and thus we bought to extend moral consideration. "
Step-by-step Explanation:
To identify the odd sentence, we need to analyze the logical links and flow of information between all five sentences to see which four can be combined into a coherent paragraph.
1. Identify the central theme:
All sentences revolve around the philosophy of animal rights, animal interests, and moral consideration, specifically referring to Peter Singer's arguments.
2. Establish the logical sequence of the coherent sentences:
• Sentence 4 is the best introductory sentence because it introduces the central subject and context: "The event that publicly announced animal rights as a legitimate issue within contemporary philosophy was Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation text in 1975."
• Sentence 2 follows Sentence 4 by elaborating on Singer's philosophical approach: "Singer viewed himself as a utilitarian, and presents a direct moral theory concerning animal rights, in contrast to indirect positions, such as welfarist views."
• Sentence 3 links to Sentence 2 by explaining his argument using the pronoun "He" to refer to Singer: "He argued for extending moral consideration to animals because, similar to humans, animals have certain significant interests."
• Sentence 5 flows directly from Sentence 3, starting with the phrase "As such" to conclude the argument about those interests: "As such, we ought to view their interests alongside and equal to human interests, which results in humans having direct moral duties towards animals."
3. Determine the odd-one-out:
Together, sentences 4 → 2 → 3 → 5 form a logically complete and tightly connected paragraph explaining Peter Singer's introduction of animal rights into contemporary philosophy and his specific argument. Sentence 1, while on a similar topic, is structurally redundant and does not fit into this logical sequence. Thus, it is the odd sentence.