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    It is not the case that The grammar analogy undermines itself: descriptive linguistics successfully extracts consistent competence models despite surface irregularities in actual speech.

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    • 1.Linguistic competence models are theory-laden constructs imposed on data, not discoveries—multiple incompatible grammars fit the same speech corpus equally well.
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    • 2.Unlike grammar's testable phonetic/syntactic predictions, philosophical 'competence' (intuitions about knowledge, justice) cannot be independently verified or falsified.
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    • 3.Performance irregularities in philosophy may reflect genuine conceptual indeterminacy rather than competence-performance gaps, making extraction of stable models circular.
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    • 1.Descriptive linguists have successfully identified universal grammar rules underlying diverse languages despite performance errors and dialectal variation.
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    • 2.The competence/performance distinction legitimately explains why speakers violate their own grammatical rules through slips, fatigue, and processing constraints.
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    • 3.If grammar analogy failed, philosophy couldn't extract coherent ethical or epistemic principles from inconsistent human judgments and behavior.
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