Writing an Argumentative Essay about an Ethical Issue
Question 9 of 18 • AA Spring 26 British Literature
Read the claim.Animal testing is unnecessary in this century and should be banned.Read the counterclaim.Animal testing has led to important medical breakthroughs.
Answer
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With modern technology, scientists can make advances without involving the one hundred million animals now used each year for animal testing.
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With over one hundred years of successful animal testing, it is obvious that the scientific community must go on using animals to continue to be successful.
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While it is true that there have been successes in the past with animal testing, that is not necessarily an indicator of what will happen in the future.
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While animals have been used for testing throughout history, this does not mean that people should just keep doing that because they are used to it.