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Rifkin says that philosophers and animal behaviorists have argued about the capability of self –awareness in other animals. While some argue that animals do not have self-awareness because “they lack a sense of individualism”, others beg to differ. A counter statement that Rifkin utilizes is the remarkable actions elephants do when they are faced with a dead kin. Elephants will “often stand next to their dead kin for days,” and occasionally touch “their bodies with their trunks. After contributing to anticipate the common objection, many people would realize that animals are not much different than us. The result is that readers will now believe that animals have feelings and self-awareness as well, based on the research Rifkin found. This makes it more likely for us to believe the claim Rifkin is stating, which is that we should expand the humane treatment of
