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Originally Posted by bigearl
Perhaps replace impossible with undesirable. I'm not a law or philosophy student..
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No, that doesn't really work because Levant isn't saying that the oil sands aren't harmful. He's saying they're the better of two evils. He even acknowledges that we need to find cleaner, renewable sources of energy and that the money made from oil sands should go towards this. There are many ways you can break down what Levant is saying into deductively valid arguments.
The simplest form would be this:
Modus ponens -
If we need oil, then Canadian oil is the best alternative.
We do need oil.
So Canadian oil is the best alternative.
The only issue with any of those premises is if you believe that OPEC oil is a better alternative.