What is the meaning of the word “speciesism” ?
A. Dismissing animals’ experiences of pain or sufferings as morally irrelevant, without providing a principled reason for such differential treatment amounts to a form of “speciesism.”
B. Like racism or sexism, speciesism is intended to evoke the idea that it is morally indefensible to treat members of an entire category differently solely because they are members of that category.
C. The use of animals in medical research is morally indefensible if there is not enough substantive criteria.
D. All of the above.
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I am prepared to make some concession on minor details, but I cannot _____ on fundamentals.
A. concede
B. yield
C. compromise
D. compose
The animal’s good sense of smell ________ for its poor eyesight.
A. takes
B. stands
C. accounts
D. compensates
Many of the most successful people are _____ with talent, and perseverance.
A. endowed
B. bestowed
C. engaged
D. prepared
The joint ventures ____ appeal me more than state-owned enterprises.
A. under table
B. in question
C. in concert
D. out of question