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 ought 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.
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 ought 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.
Entered answer:
Solution
Step 1: Find the main topic -> Most sentences mention Singer specifically, so this passage is about Singer's philosophy, not just general animal rights.
Step 2: Look for the flow -> We need sentences that connect Singer's ideas in a logical order.
From passage: "Singer viewed himself as a utilitarian, and presents a direct moral theory" and "He argued for extending moral consideration to animals"
The word "He" in sentence 3 clearly refers back to Singer from sentence 2. This shows these sentences connect.
Step 3: Check each sentence's focus -> Does it talk about Singer specifically or just general ideas?
Sentences 2, 3, 4, 5 all mention Singer or refer to him with "He" -> they form a connected story
Sentence 1 talks about animals in general -> doesn't mention Singer
Analysis:
š“ Sentence 1 -> scope-error -> This is a general statement about animals having needs and deserving moral consideration. While true, it doesn't connect to Singer's specific argument that the other sentences discuss. It's like starting a story about Shakespeare but then talking about poetry in general.
š¢ Sentences 2, 3, 4, 5 -> These form a complete story: Singer's background (sentence 2) -> his argument (sentence 3) -> historical context (sentence 4) -> conclusion (sentence 5). They all focus specifically on Singer's philosophy.
Answer: 1