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    It is not the case that Combining descriptive and normative frameworks without a unifying epistemology produces an equivocation on what 'analogical reasoning' means.

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    • 1.Many successful mixed-framework arguments (e.g., virtue ethics) navigate descriptive-normative transitions through coherent analogical bridges, suggesting equivocation can be avoided.
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    • 2.Equivocation requires users to be unaware of meaning-shifts; transparent acknowledgment of distinct frameworks dissolves the problem the claim identifies.
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    • 3.A single analogical reasoning process can preserve structural homomorphism across frameworks even if their epistemologies differ, preventing equivocation.
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    • 1.Descriptive analogies (how things are) and normative analogies (how things should be) operate by fundamentally different logical structures and truth conditions.
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    • 2.Without shared epistemological foundations, speakers using 'analogical reasoning' may succeed or fail by incompatible standards, creating genuine ambiguity rather than mere disagreement.
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    • 3.Historical philosophical disputes often persist because parties employ analogical reasoning under different frameworks without recognizing the equivocation driving their debate.
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