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    If cultivated landscapes generate genuine intrinsic value... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Further trade-offs of intrinsic value derived from naturalness for intrinsic value from other sources can no longer be justified

    If cultivated landscapes generate genuine intrinsic value, the asymmetry the claim posits between naturalness-derived and other intrinsic value is question-begging.

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    • 1.Value sources are not inherently hierarchical; accepting cultivated landscapes as intrinsically valuable does not require denying naturalness-value.
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    • 2.The claim assumes naturalness generates intrinsic value, then uses this assumption to reject competing value sources—a circular argumentative structure.
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    • 3.Multiple distinct properties (wilderness, design, biodiversity) can each ground genuine intrinsic value without one invalidating the others.
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    • 1.Showing an argument is question-begging requires demonstrating the conclusion is assumed as a premise; the charge may conflate burden of proof with circularity.
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    • 2.Naturalness-value and cultivated-value could be asymmetrical due to relevant differences (e.g., independence from human intent), not mere begging of the question.
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    • 3.Defending one value source as primary doesn't presuppose others lack value; prioritization and denial of intrinsic value are logically distinct positions.
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