A justification of retributive justice that excludes debt repayment as foundational therefore rests on a false dichotomy between two concepts that are actually hierarchically related.

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Foundational(as the opposite of what cross-individual coordination is claimed to be): Serving as a basic starting point or fundamental building block from which other things are derived or built upon.
Hierarchically related(as used in logic and relationships between concepts): When two things are connected in a ranking or layered way, where one is more fundamental or comes before the other, rather than being separate or equal.
false dichotomy(as used in logic and critical thinking): A misleading choice between two options that seems mutually exclusive but actually isn't—like saying you must either love pizza or hate it, when you could just like it okay.
justification(Third condition of the tripartite account of knowledge): The condition on a knower's belief that excludes mere luck — the belief must be held in a way that is appropriate or warranted, not merely accidentally correct.

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