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    It is not the case that The distinction between 'mere calculation' and 'genuine adjudication' collapses if every competent application of a rule already involves irreducible normative discretion.

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    • 1.Discretion in interpretation differs fundamentally from discretion in choosing among permissible outcomes after correct rule application.
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    • 2.Some rule applications are determinate and non-controversial (2+2=4), showing not all competent application requires normative discretion.
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    • 3.The collapse claim proves too much: it conflates unavoidable interpretive judgment with genuine normative choice.
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    • 1.Rule-following requires interpreting semantic content, which always admits multiple reasonable readings given finite examples.
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    • 2.Even mechanical computation depends on judgments about what counts as a 'correct application' in context.
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    • 3.If discretion is irreducible at every competent application, the calculation/adjudication distinction marks no real difference in kind.
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