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    The supporting argument's P2 conflates the uniqueness of ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Monkey and primate call systems cannot be preadaptations for human language

    The supporting argument's P2 conflates the uniqueness of a derived trait with the impossibility of ancestral scaffolding, committing a continuity fallacy.

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    • 1.Derived traits can be unique to a lineage yet still require ancestral scaffolding structures that served different functions.
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    • 2.Conflating uniqueness with independence assumes traits arise ex nihilo rather than through modification of existing biological systems.
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    • 3.The continuity fallacy occurs when assuming absence of ancestral precedent follows from a trait's current uniqueness or specialization.
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    • 1.P2 may simply be distinguishing between novelty of expression and novelty of underlying mechanisms—not necessarily committing a fallacy.
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    • 2.Claiming scaffolding impossibility based on derived trait uniqueness could reflect parsimony rather than logical confusion about continuity.
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    • 3.The argument structure might not conflate these concepts but rather argue derived uniqueness provides evidence *against* ancestral scaffolding present.
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