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    It is not the case that A lucky true assertion conveys accurate information to hearers, fulfilling assertion's core social function of expanding communal knowledge.

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    • 1.Assertion's core function includes reliability and trustworthiness, not just truth-transfer. Lucky assertions undermine speaker credibility.
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    • 2.Lucky truths are epistemically hollow—they lack proper grounding in evidence or reasoning. Knowledge requires more than accidental accuracy.
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    • 3.Sustainable communal knowledge depends on systematic practices, not accidents. One lucky assertion doesn't establish a reliable knowledge-building method.
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    • 1.Social functions are defined by outcomes, not intentions. If assertion produces accurate communal knowledge, it fulfills its purpose.
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    • 2.Epistemic luck is ubiquitous in knowledge formation. Excluding lucky truths would undermine most practical communication and learning.
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    • 3.Hearers benefit equally from accurate information regardless of how the speaker acquired it. The social value is in the result.
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