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    It is not the case that The claim conflates the content of desert-bases with external justifications, ignoring that desert concepts have internal normative structure.

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    • 1.Desert-bases (actions, effort, character) are descriptive facts that require external normative principles to justify any obligation.
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    • 2.Claiming internal structure avoids the hard question: why should this internal structure matter morally or practically?
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    • 3.All norms ultimately depend on external justification; 'internal structure' merely postpones rather than resolves this problem.
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    • 1.Desert concepts inherently contain built-in evaluative standards (e.g., merit, fairness) that don't require external justification.
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    • 2.Confusing what makes someone deserve X with why society should recognize that desert creates circular reasoning about legitimacy.
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    • 3.Internal normative structure explains why desert claims feel binding without appealing to external moral frameworks.
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