Advocates of phylogenetic nomenclature, a more nominalistic view, oppose this reading ; in their opinion, calling an animal a mammal is a shorthand way of saying that it is descended from the last common ancestor of, say, humans and platypuses.

Advocates of intensive farming say that their highly efficient systems save land and food resources due to increased productivity, stating that the animals are looked after in state-of-the-art environmentally controlled facilities.

Advocates such as economist Robert Fogel say it happened in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Advocates say Rendon helps fight propaganda from Islamic fundamentalists.

In recent years, programs derived from yoga, a Hindu religious practice, have been introduced into public schools in the U. S. Advocates for the programs say they help children to relax and concentrate, but critics counter that the programs violate the separation of church and state.

Advocates of the traditional form of the Stations ending with the body of Jesus being placed in the tomb say the Stations are intended as a meditation on the atoning death of Jesus, and not as a complete picture of His life, death, and resurrection.

Advocates of free markets say that the only feasible way that a business could close entry to a field and therefore be able to raise prices free of competitive forces, i. e. be a coercive monopoly, is with the aid of government in restricting competition.

Advocates say that the dark residue that shows after the procedure is extracted earwax, proving the efficacy of the procedure.

Advocates say that their productivity applications, especially OmniGraffle and OmniOutliner, are excellent examples of user interface design.

Advocates of racial separatism say that separatism differs from racial supremacy in that separatists believe that all races and ethnic groups have the right to develop their own culture separately and any race should not dominate another.

Advocates say drinks employing these sweeteners have a more natural sugar-like taste than those made just with aspartame, and do not have a strong aftertaste.

Advocates of inclusive fitness theory say that an organism can improve its overall genetic success by cooperative social behavior.

* Advocates of non-sexist language including some feminists say that the English language perpetuates biases against women, such as using male-gendered terms such as " he " and " man " as generic.

Advocates of transhumanism say that the function of a brain is not so complex that it could never be understood.

Advocates of the doctrine say that Jesus ' parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus in indicates the ability of the dead to pray for the living.

Advocates such as Jane Jacobs argue that this enables an economically depressed region to pull itself up, by giving the people living there a medium of exchange that they can use to exchange services and locally produced goods ( In a broader sense, this is the original purpose of all money.

Advocates of central bank independence argue that a central bank which is too susceptible to political direction or pressure may encourage economic cycles (" boom and bust "), as politicians may be tempted to boost economic activity in advance of an election, to the detriment of the long-term health of the economy and the country.

Advocates of Pauline authorship also point out that the differences between Colossians and the rest of the New Testament is not as great as it is purported to be.

Advocates respond that a preliminary research path leading to a diamondoid nanofactory is being developed.

Advocates respond that it is difficult to undertake a comprehensive design effort in the absence of significant funding for such efforts, and that despite this handicap much useful design-ahead has nevertheless been accomplished with new software tools that have been developed, e. g., at Nanorex.

Advocates assert that to achieve most of the vision of molecular manufacturing it is not necessary to be able to build " any structure that is compatible with natural law.

Advocates of inclusive language defend it as inoffensive-language usage whose goal is multi-fold:

Advocates of Condorcet methods argue that a candidate can claim to have majority support only if they are the " Condorcet winner " – that is, the candidate who would beat every other candidate in a series of one-on-one elections.

Advocates of Agile software development argue the waterfall model is a bad idea in practice — believing it impossible for any non-trivial project to finish a phase of a software product's lifecycle perfectly before moving to the next phases and learning from them.

Goodall is the former president of Advocates for Animals, an organization based in Edinburgh, Scotland, that campaigns against the use of animals in medical research, zoos, farming and sport.

Advocates of " workplace diversity " advocate an employee base that is a mirror reflection of the make-up of society insofar as race, gender, sexual orientation etc.

Advocates may regard the term " racial quotas " as particularly divisive in that it is assumed to be backed by the force of law to enable or disable certain linked programs or benefits based solely upon attainment of the one quota measure.

Advocates of the " age old sport " often list cultural and religious relevance as reasons for perpetuation of cockfighting as a sport, but secular cockfighting is not to be confused with the religious, spiritual and sacred cockfight.

Advocates of local currency in effect argue that, in certain circumstances, an entire country is not an optimum currency area, and that various regions should have different currencies.

Advocates of natural childbirth and unassisted birth state that this intervention is often performed without medical necessity, with significant damage to the person giving birth.

Advocates of laissez-faire capitalism, such as some economists of the Austrian School, argue that there is no such phenomenon as " market failures ".

Advocates of this theology postulate that the reason so many " gentiles " are converting to Messianic Judaism is that the vast majority of them are truly Israelites.

Advocates of social learning claim that one of the best ways to learn something is to teach it to others.

Advocates of gender-neutral language argue that language is rich in alternatives that speakers and writers, sensitive to attitudes and beliefs of audiences, can use without impinging on the effectiveness of their communication.

Leave to appeal is not a feature of the Scottish legal system and appeals proceeded when two Advocates certified the appeal as suitable.

Advocates of laissez-faire capitalism generally argue that permanent natural monopolies are merely theoretical.

Advocates generally charge that the difference in rules amounts to hypocrisy and leads to injustice.

Advocates of biblical inerrancy, called biblical inerrantists, generally believe that the original text was without error because God inspired the authors and redactors of the Bible.

* Advocacy: Advocates generally speak for others who are unable to represent their own interest due to disability, inherent complexity of the venue such as courts and hospitals, or other factors.

Advocates of speed reading generally claim that subvocalization places extra burden on the cognitive resources, thus, slowing the reading down.

Advocates of the MCC Coaching manual derided the stance for its " ugliness ", and asserted technical reasons why its exponents were doomed to fail, but Willey persisted with the method and was generally successful.

Advocates of civilian control generally take a Clausewitzian view of war, emphasizing its political character.