determine irrationality of a suicide if there was no way possible of the individual knowing; it can only be judged if there was no attempt to get it from reliable sources (Battin 137-138). I think that Battin is inferring that not having the correct information could mean they are unable to participate in rational though Structural Racism in America t process. Another assumption of suicide not being rational due to this criterion is caused by internal factors, such as depression where they can unknowingly suppress certain information (B Structural Racism in America randt, cited in Battin 1995, 138). She counters this by stating that you can still have adequate information because the future may be already negative, even with a smaller view (Battin 138-139). Therefore, from her counterargument, she is countering any claims of  Structural Racism in America narrow views that the opposition would try to argue by stating that an individual’s health status does not matter. Battin st Structural Racism in America ates that some would claim that suicide would be irrational if one committed it because of an unlikely future, but states t>