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    Challenges→Merely having a probability relation between noninferential evidence and an inferred proposition is not sufficient for inferential justification; one must also be aware of that probabilistic connection.

    If awareness of probabilistic connections were necessary for inferential justification, such cognitively limited believers would lack justified beliefs, which is a deeply counterintuitive result that undermines the claim's generality.

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    Cognitively limited(philosophy of mind)
    Having restrictions on thinking ability or mental processing power—like how humans can't do complex math in their heads the way calculators can.
    Counterintuitive(describes the strange result that the statement's logic produces)
    A conclusion that seems wrong or goes against what we'd normally expect, even if it might be logically correct.
    Generality (of a claim)(logic and argumentation)
    How broadly a statement applies—a claim with good generality works for most or all cases, while one with poor generality only works for specific situations.
    Probabilistic connections(reasoning and logic)
    Relationships between ideas or beliefs where one thing makes another more or less likely to be true, rather than guaranteeing it for certain.

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    inferential justification(Contrasted with non-inferential (foundational) justification)
    Justification for a belief that is derived by inference from one or more other believed propositions

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