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For the passage below, do the following:
First, represent the argument in standard form using the General Form of IBE.
Second, offer what you believe to be the best objection to the argument. This objection could be to any premise of the Principle Justification or Principle Application portion of the argument. Clearly identify which premise you are engaging: "Premise 1 of the Principle Justification Sub-argument is false because . . ." or "Premise 2 of the Principle Application Sub-argument is false because . . . "
Third, briefly explain how you believe the discussion should continue. What do you think is the author's best reply to the objection you have just raised?
Business owners generally have wide discretion over what they do and do not sell: A vegan bakery needn't sell real buttercream cakes. A kosher bakery needn't sell cakes topped with candied bacon, or in the shape of crosses. By contrast, business owners generally do not have discretion over how their products are later used: A kosher bakery may not refuse to sell bread to non-Jews, who might use it for ham-and-cheese sandwiches. . . . Imagine a fabric shop owner who makes artistic silk-screened fabrics. It would be one thing if she declined to create a particular pattern, perhaps because she found it obscene. It would be quite another if she offered that pattern to some customers, but wouldn't sell it to Muslims who intend it for hijabs.[1]
[These cases suggest a principle: business owners have a right to refuse to sell products or services without being punished by the state if their refusal is based what they sell, but not to whom they sell. This principle provides clear guidance about the Masterpiece Cakeshop case. In that case, Jack Phillips, the cake shop's owner, refused to sell any wedding cake, regardless of the design, to a gay couple, because he personally objected to same-sex marriage. Phillips's refusal was based on an objection to the customer, not to the product. He has no right to be protected from punishment for such a clearly person- based refusal.]
[1] Quoted from John Corvino, "Drawing a Line in the 'Gay Wedding Cake' Case," The New York Times, Nov. 27, 2017.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/opinion/gay-wedding-cake.html (Accessed Nov. 11, 2019.) The bracketed portion of the passage is a simplified paraphrase of Corvino's argument.

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