What role does the claim that agribusiness is too large to respond to the behavior of one consumer play in Norcross's paper?
A) Norcross uses this claim as a premise in his argument against eating meat.
B) Norcross uses this claim as a premise in his argument against the relevance of rationality for moral-patient status.
C) Norcross responds to this claim when arguing that Fred's behavior is indistinguishable from the average meat consumer's behavior.
D) Norcross uses this claim as a reason to make a moral distinction between Fred's behavior and the average meat consumer's behavior.

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Norcross addresses this claim to argue that the behavior of an individual consumer, like Fred, who derives pleasure from the suffering of animals, is morally equivalent to the behavior of the average meat consumer, thereby challenging the notion that one's individual choices do not impact large-scale agribusiness operations.

What Role Does the Claim That Agribusiness Is Too Large