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    It is not the case that The relationship with Joe is impaired

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    • 1.Aristotle distinguishes between virtuous friendship and friendships of utility or pleasure, where occasional moral failures do not dissolve the bond.
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    • 2.A single instance of laughing at a cruel joke may reflect weakness of will (akrasia) rather than a stable character disposition hostile to friendship.
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    • 3.Aristotle holds that genuine friendships of virtue survive moral lapses when the overall character of the friend remains admirable and the lapse is acknowledged.
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    • 1.Scanlon's own account in 'What We Owe to Each Other' treats impaired relationships as matters of degree, not binary states triggered by single acts.
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    • 2.The supporting argument conflates evidence of attitudinal inconsistency with the conclusion that the relationship is impaired, without establishing threshold conditions.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Joe laughed at cruel jokes at the speaker's expense
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    • 2.Laughing at cruel jokes at a friend's expense reveals attitudes inconsistent with friendship
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    • 3.A friendship is impaired when one party holds attitudes inconsistent with friendship
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