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    It is not the case that The mutual support claim therefore presupposes a foundationalist epistemological framework that is itself contested, making the alleged convergence question-begging against coherentist opponents.

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    • 1.Mutual support claims need not presuppose foundationalism; they can be framed neutrally as observations about justified belief systems generally.
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    • 2.Coherentists can accept that mutual support strengthens justification within their framework without adopting foundationalist theoretical commitments.
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    • 3.Identifying an argument's theoretical roots does not automatically make it question-begging; foundationalists may justifiably critique coherentism on its own terms.
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    • 1.Foundationalism requires basic beliefs to anchor justification; mutual support arguments smuggle in this requirement without acknowledging it.
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    • 2.Coherentism explicitly rejects foundational anchors, so convergence arguments designed for foundationalism beg the question against it.
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    • 3.The mutual support claim treats foundationalist assumptions as neutral background rather than as one contested epistemological position among others.
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