If the following passage contains an argument, write a well-crafted version of it; if the passage is not an argument, classify it as a report, illustration, explanation, or single conditional statement. Of all the animals commonly eaten in the Western world, the pig is without doubt the most intelligent. The natural intelligence of a pig is comparable and perhaps even superior to that of a dog; it is possible to rear pigs as companions to human beings and train them to respond to simple commands much as a dog would. (Peter Singer, Animal Liberation)

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1. It is possible to rear pigs as companions to human beings.
2. It is possible to train pigs to respond to simple commands much as a dog would.
So, 3. The natural intelligence of a pig is comparable and perhaps even superior to that of a dog.
So, 4. Of all the animals commonly eaten in the Western world, the pig is without doubt the most intelligent.

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