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    It is not the case that Therefore, the claim that such knowledge is argument-free conflates psychological immediacy with epistemic independence from inference.

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    • 1.Unconscious inference still constitutes inference; calling something 'argument-free' need not require conscious reasoning.
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    • 2.The distinction assumes we can clearly demarcate inference from non-inferential processes—but neuroscience challenges this boundary.
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    • 3.Even granting the conflation occurs, some knowledge may genuinely be argument-free and epistemically independent regardless.
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    • 1.Psychological immediacy (feeling direct) differs from epistemic status (being justified without inference).
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    • 2.Many immediate experiences feel direct yet depend on prior inference—e.g., perceiving depth uses unconscious calculations.
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    • 3.Conflating these categories leads to false claims that introspectively immediate knowledge requires no inferential justification.
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