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    It is not the case that All defeating evidence functions by reducing the epistemic weight of prior evidence, making bracketing a matter of degree rather than kind.

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    • 1.Some evidence genuinely defeats priors categorically—logical contradictions or demonstration of source unreliability can eliminate positions entirely.
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    • 2.Conflating 'degree of credence reduction' with 'no kind distinction' obscures genuine epistemic thresholds where rational agents must stop believing.
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    • 3.Gradual confidence shifts during deliberation differ categorically from justified final bracketing once sufficient defeating evidence accumulates.
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    • 1.Evidence always operates within comparative frameworks where new information shifts relative credibility rather than absolutely eliminating prior beliefs.
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    • 2.Empirically, people adjust confidence gradually when encountering counterevidence, suggesting bracketing is continuous rather than categorical.
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    • 3.No evidence logically entails absolute rejection; even strong counterevidence permits rational residual credence in prior positions.
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