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Claim
Contrary to popular belief, most cats enjoy spending time with humans.
Evidence
Fact: In a study, a majority of cats who were deprived of both food and human attention for several hours chose to spend time with humans rather than eat a meal once they were free to do either (Behavioral Processes)
Evidence
Fact: This was true both for cats who were house pets and cats living in an animal shelter (Behavioral Processes)
Reasoning
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While the study included many breeds of cats, it did not include wild cats.
The fact that both sets of cats chose attention over food shows how much cats value their relationships with humans.
Because they value human affection so deeply, cats make better pets than dogs.