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    It is not the case that On pluralist frameworks, transitivity is a constraint internal to single-dimension orderings and does not apply across incommensurable value scales.

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    • 1.If values are truly incommensurable, agents cannot make any overall choices between them—yet people rationally decide across value domains constantly.
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    • 2.Abandoning transitivity across scales creates preference cycles and money-pump vulnerabilities, undermining rational agency even if values are plural.
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    • 3.Compartmentalizing transitivity by dimension merely relocates the problem: which scale governs when values conflict? This requires overarching comparison.
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    • 1.Incommensurable values (e.g., justice vs. beauty) lack a common metric, making cross-scale comparisons logically undefined rather than merely difficult.
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    • 2.Within single dimensions, agents can rank options consistently; transitivity failure across dimensions reflects genuine value pluralism, not irrationality.
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    • 3.Real-world choices often prioritize values context-dependently; restricting transitivity to single scales accommodates this flexibility without contradiction.
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