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    It is not the case that Game models are not straightforwardly read off from payoff structures; they are theoretical idealizations that can misdescribe situations while remaining the intended model.

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    • 1.If a model misdescribes situations, it fails its core function as a descriptive tool, making 'intended' status without accuracy epistemically suspect.
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    • 2.Payoff structures do constrain feasible models significantly: not all formulations produce identical predictions, so the claim overstates indeterminacy.
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    • 3.Invoking 'intentions' to justify misdescription risks unfalsifiability: any model can be defended as 'intended' regardless of empirical failure.
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    • 1.Payoff structures underdetermine models: identical payoffs allow multiple game formulations (sequential vs. simultaneous) with different solution properties.
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    • 2.Theoretical idealizations can be intentionally chosen despite misdescribing reality to isolate causal mechanisms for analytical clarity.
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    • 3.Empirical game selection involves non-structural factors: researcher purpose, tractability, and disciplinary conventions shape which model is 'intended'.
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