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    It is not the case that If substitutional validity under unrestricted term-substitution extensionally coincides with all valid inferences, positing additional criteria adds no explanatory power.

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    • 1.Extensional equivalence at one level of analysis may mask explanatory differences at another: e.g., two accounts may produce identical results yet explain validity differently.
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    • 2.Additional criteria can have value by clarifying logical mechanisms, providing proof-theoretic elegance, or enabling computational efficiency, independent of extension.
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    • 3.Unrestricted substitution may be theoretically unmotivated; alternative criteria justified by independent principles (e.g., semantic grounds) deserve consideration regardless of coincidence.
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    • 1.Occam's Razor favors simpler explanations: if one criterion perfectly captures validity, additional criteria are unmotivated multiplications of entities.
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    • 2.Explanatory power requires that criteria provide distinct predictive or analytical value; extensional coincidence demonstrates absence of such value.
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    • 3.Additional criteria risk inconsistency or ad-hoc stipulation, creating theoretical burden without empirical or logical justification.
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