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It's probably the latter though right? Unless you can glitch the holodeck creations to the point you are satisfied that they are not sentient I think you should assume they are. If not for the hypothetical artificial life then for your own soul. Torturing something indistinguishable from a person is the same sin on the torturer in my eyes.
Either interpretation could be correct, but it needs to be consistent.
To me, the holograms aren't people. People can't be reset, copied, or restored from backup. Holograms have no body to damage and no nerves to register that damage. The computer is recognizing that a humanoid would be damaged by whatever action and making its avatar express that in a way intended to be understood by other humanoids. That's all.
This is different from say, Data, because even though he can be manipulated and is inhuman in some of the same ways he is independent from any other computers and, importantly, his processing of pain is a real condition. He can be harmed, and even though he may say "Ouch!" to mimic humans, the real pain is his physical response to that damage, the reality that he may be less capable than before, and the need he has for repair.
I like the Doctor, I would treat him with respect, but if it was between him and a biological in a life or death situation, I'd choose the biological every time. I can always spin up another EMH mk. I from disk.