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    Therefore, CoA satisfaction is conditional on prior assig... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The inductive logic of probabilistic support functions satisfies the Criterion of Adequacy (CoA).

    Therefore, CoA satisfaction is conditional on prior assignment practices that the probabilistic framework itself cannot justify without circularity.

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    • 1.Probabilistic frameworks require prior probability assignments to generate any predictions, yet these assignments lack justification within the framework itself.
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    • 2.Any attempt to justify assignments probabilistically presupposes assignments, creating logical circularity that cannot be escaped internally.
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    • 3.This demonstrates that satisfaction of conditions of adequacy depends on external, non-probabilistic justificatory resources the framework cannot provide.
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    • 1.All formal systems require foundational assumptions; this is not unique to probabilistic frameworks and doesn't undermine their validity or utility.
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    • 2.Prior assignments can be justified by appeal to symmetry, maximum entropy, or empirical calibration—justifications that don't require circularity.
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    • 3.Distinguishing between what a framework must assume versus what it must prove avoids the circularity charge entirely.
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