Special obligations grounded in mere relationship (kinship, friendship) cannot supply this threshold without smuggling in agent-relative value incompatible with impartialist benevolence.

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Sneakily introducing or using something without admitting you're doing it, often suggesting dishonesty or hidden assumptions.

grounded in(whether distinctness or identity is explained by intrinsic features)

To be explained by or to have its reason or basis in something else—like how a tree being wet is grounded in (explained by) recent rain.

special obligations(Used to ask whether group membership — even in a just group — generates duties beyond general morality)

Obligations owed specifically to members of a particular group, as distinct from general moral duties owed to all persons

threshold(Threshold model of collective action in networks)

A numeric value associated with each player representing the minimum number of revolting participants required for that player to revolt.

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