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    Challenges→B is trivially materially rational at the single state w, regardless of what B would choose at v2

    A rationality criterion that is trivially satisfied by unreachability fails to distinguish between agents with coherent disposition sets and those with arbitrary off-path intentions.

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    Coherent disposition sets(in philosophy of action)
    A collection of an agent's tendencies, habits, and inclinations to act that all fit together logically without contradicting each other.
    Off-path intentions(in decision theory and game theory)
    Plans or goals an agent claims they would follow in situations that will never actually occur, so we can't verify whether they're serious about them.
    Rationality criterion(in decision theory and philosophy of action)
    A standard or rule for judging whether someone is thinking and deciding logically and reasonably.
    Trivially satisfied(in logic and mathematics)
    Meeting a requirement in a way that's technically correct but meaningless—like winning a race where you're the only runner; it doesn't prove you're fast.
    Unreachability

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    A situation or state of the world that cannot actually happen or be achieved in practice.
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    The party in a principal-agent relationship who is instructed to produce the good or service on the principal's behalf — in the medical context, the doctor

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