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    It is not the case that P2 illicitly slides from 'at least one isomorphism is A-preserving' to 'an A-preserving isomorphism exists whenever a B-preserving one does,' conflating existential and universal quantification over isomorphisms.

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    • 1.In mathematical contexts with canonical or natural isomorphisms, the distinction between existential and universal claims collapses pragmatically.
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    • 2.The criticism assumes P2 explicitly claims universal quantification when it may only assert conditional: if B-preserving exists, A-preserving exists.
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    • 3.Structural isomorphism theorems often make such inferences valid by establishing that A and B preservation are equivalent properties, not independent.
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    • 1.The argument conflates 'some isomorphism preserves A' with 'all B-preserving isomorphisms preserve A', which are logically distinct quantificational claims.
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    • 2.Moving from existential to universal quantification without explicit warrant commits a standard fallacy in first-order logic.
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    • 3.P2's inference pattern requires additional premises about structural relationships that remain unstated and unjustified.
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