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Vikram V.'s avatar

Premise 6 is false. the sum total of Premises 1-5 establish that happiness is *a* good thing. Not that it is the *only* good thing.

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Bentham's Bulldog's avatar

Good eye--I edited the syllogism to avoid that problem and have likewise adjusted the defense of the premise in the next section.

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