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    It is not the case that Conflating reliable prediction with sufficient grounding for intention collapses the distinction between intending and expecting, undermining the normative role intentions play in practical reasoning.

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    • 1.Reliable predictions about behavior are often grounded in prior commitments; collapsing them may simply reflect their actual dependence.
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    • 2.The normative force of intentions derives from their causal role in producing action, not from a metaphysical difference from predictions.
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    • 3.Practical reasoning distinguishes intentions from mere expectations through their role in planning and coordination, not through logical separation.
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    • 1.Intentions are action-guiding commitments that bind agents normatively; mere predictions lack this prescriptive force over future conduct.
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    • 2.If prediction sufficed for intention, an agent could intend outcomes they refuse to actively pursue, contradicting intention's constitutive role.
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    • 3.Practical reasoning requires distinguishing what I will reliably do from what I commit to doing, else deliberation becomes epiphenomenal.
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