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    It is not the case that Therefore, comicality is at best a context-dependent merit-feature, not a general criterion, as Sibley's own framework of 'aesthetic concepts' distinguishes context-sensitive from universally applicable evaluative properties.

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    • 1.Many context-sensitive properties still function as legitimate evaluative criteria within their relevant domains or frameworks.
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    • 2.Context-dependency doesn't entail lack of merit-status; it only means criteria are domain-specific, like 'graceful' in dance versus engineering.
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    • 3.Comicality may be a general criterion within comedy contexts specifically, even if not universally applicable across all evaluative situations.
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    • 1.Sibley's framework explicitly separates context-sensitive aesthetic concepts from universally rule-governed properties like color or shape.
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    • 2.Comicality requires shared cultural knowledge and situational factors that vary across audiences, making universal application impossible.
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    • 3.The same utterance or action is hilarious in one context but offensive or inappropriate in another, demonstrating context-dependency.
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