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    It is not the case that If forgiveness admits of degrees rather than discrete stages, then demanding completion of both stages sets an artificially high threshold that excludes paradigm cases of genuine forgiveness.

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    • 1.Some moral concepts require thresholds to maintain meaningful distinctions; not all degrees of a process constitute the process's completion.
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    • 2.Partial forgiveness may be better classified as reconciliation, tolerance, or acceptance rather than claiming it's genuine forgiveness.
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    • 3.Two-stage requirements prevent conceptual inflation and preserve forgiveness's normative force by distinguishing it from weaker moral responses.
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    • 1.Forgiveness involves cognitive, emotional, and behavioral shifts that naturally occur gradually rather than in sudden, complete transitions.
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    • 2.Excluding partial forgiveness as 'genuine' dismisses common moral achievements people actually experience and value in their relationships.
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    • 3.A two-stage completion requirement creates a false dichotomy between unforgiven and fully forgiven, ignoring the continuous spectrum of real cases.
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