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    It is not the case that Therefore, appearance's necessary connection to reality cannot be assumed without begging the question against transcendental dualism.

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    • 1.Appearances and reality are conceptually linked: to call something an 'appearance' already presupposes something appearing—a minimal realist anchor.
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    • 2.Transcendental dualism itself relies on the appearance of being true, creating performative contradiction if appearance-reality links are entirely severed.
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    • 3.Most philosophical inquiry assumes appearance-reality distinctions without metaphysical commitment, making the begging-the-question charge question-begging itself.
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    • 1.Assuming appearance reflects reality presupposes a theory of mind-world relation that transcendental dualism explicitly denies or questions.
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    • 2.Any argument for appearance-reality connection must first justify why appearances should be trusted, which requires independent premises dualism challenges.
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    • 3.Without addressing dualism's possibility, we cannot distinguish between appearances caused by external reality versus those caused by mind alone.
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