PHIL 220• McDonald1. What is Singer’s thesis (hint: it’s on page 822, 1stcolumn)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Let’s get the picture of his argument:a)What’s the form of the argument? ________________________________________________b)What’s the plan of attack? _____________________________________________________3. Now, let’s fill in the argument in Standard Form:Assumption 1: _________________________________________________________________“Poverty” =def _______________________________________________________________________________Assumption 2: _________________________________________________________________Assumption 3: _________________________________________________________________Premise 1: IF________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________THEN_______________________________________________________________“Prevent something bad” =def_________________________________________________________________Premise 2: ____________________________________________________________________∴Conclusion:________________________________________________________________4. At this point, Singer does something surprising: he modifies Premise 1. Let’s call it Premise 1*.Premise 1*: IF_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________THEN_______________________________________________________________“Comparable Moral Significance”(p. 822, 2ndcolumn)=def____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________a) Why does Singer offer this modification? ___________________________________________b) What are the two counter arguments he offers?
