Suppose that Jason gives the following argument: “We should not serve veal for dinner tonight. Leon is coming over, and he refuses to eat veal on moral grounds. And also Yuji is coming over, and he simply doesn’t like the taste of veal. Finally, Njeri is coming over, and she doesn’t like it when people spend lots of money on her—I think she might feel embarrassed if we serve an expensive veal dinner.” Now suppose that Fred objects to Jason’s argument as follows: “Oh sure, Jason, let’s just pander to everybody’s whims and just not serve any food at all! God forbid that we should ever risk offending anyone, spending too much, spending too little, or violating a guest's dietary constraints by serving any kind of dish!” Fred’s response to Jason’s argument is an example of