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    It is not the case that The context-dependence of measurement outcomes does not threaten their general applicability.

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    • 1.Kuhn's incommensurability thesis demonstrates that measurement frameworks embed theory-laden assumptions that cannot be neutrally compared across paradigms.
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    • 2.If measurement outcomes presuppose paradigm-specific ontologies, their coherence within one framework does not guarantee applicability across different theoretical contexts.
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    • 3.General applicability requires cross-contextual validity, which theory-laden measurement systematically undermines regardless of internal coherence.
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    • 1.Chang's metrological regress argument shows that validating measurement standards requires prior measurements, producing circularity that is context-specific rather than universal.
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    • 2.Coherence achieved through context-specific circular validation cannot serve as evidence of context-independent objectivity, as the supporting arguments assume.
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    • 1.Measurement outcomes that satisfy coherence and objectivity remain valid independently of the specific assumptions involved in their production.
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    • 2.If measurement outcomes are valid independently of their production assumptions, context-dependence does not undermine general applicability.
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