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    A measure being population-relative and context-dependent... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The assertion that the relative contributions of nature and nurture can be apportioned is misleading if not outright false

    A measure being population-relative and context-dependent does not entail it is meaningless or that apportionment is impossible, only that results are scope-limited.

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    • 1.Scope-limitation is a feature of legitimate measures, not a defect. GDP is population-relative yet meaningfully guides policy.
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    • 2.Context-dependence allows measures to capture what actually matters in specific domains rather than pursuing impossible universality.
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    • 3.Apportionment requires only internal consistency within defined boundaries, not mind-independent truth or context-transcendent validity.
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    • 1.Scope-limitation undermines comparative claims across populations. Results cannot guide allocation decisions when validity is boundary-dependent.
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    • 2.Context-dependence creates circularity: the measure's meaning changes with context, making it unclear what is actually being measured consistently.
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    • 3.Apportionment requires principled justification for why these boundaries matter. Mere internal consistency within arbitrary frames provides none.
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