CAT 2024 Slot 1 VARC Question 20

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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.
1
Animals have an interest in fulfilling their basic needs, but also in avoiding suffering, and thus we ought to extend moral consideration.
2
Singer viewed himself as a utilitarian, and presents a direct moral theory concerning animal rights, in contrast to indirect positions, such as welfarist views.
3
He argued for extending moral consideration to animals because, similar to humans, animals have certain significant interests.
4
The event that publicly announced animal rights as a legitimate issue within contemporary philosophy was Peter Singer's Animal Liberation text in 1975.
5
As such, we ought to view their interests alongside and equal to human interests, which results in humans having direct moral duties towards animals.
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Answer: 1

Step-by-Step Explanation and Answer:
The task is to identify the odd sentence that doesn't fit coherently into the paragraph about animal rights and moral consideration. Here's the analysis:
1
Sentence 1: Introduces the main idea of moral consideration for animals based on their interests.
2
Sentence 2: Explains Singer's utilitarian approach and contrasts it with welfarism, which supports the main argument.
3
Sentence 3: Directly supports the main idea by stating animals have significant interests.
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Sentence 4: Provides historical context about Singer's influence, which is relevant.
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Sentence 5: Concludes by equ

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