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    It is not the case that Thus the claim overstates the failure—it is refinement-type-relative, not absolute, as Brandenburger and Dekel's rationalizability framework implies.

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    • 1.If a solution concept fails across all reasonable refinement types, the distinction between 'relative' and 'absolute' becomes merely terminological.
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    • 2.The core logical structure of rationalizability remains unchanged across refinements; only applications differ, so 'refinement-relative' may be misleading.
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    • 3.Deflecting to refinement-relativity risks obscuring whether the underlying concept itself has genuine explanatory or normative limitations.
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    • 1.Rationalizability failures depend on which type of refinement is adopted, so claiming absolute failure ignores this important theoretical variation.
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    • 2.Different refinement types capture different strategic assumptions, making relative rather than absolute assessment more analytically precise.
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    • 3.Brandenburger-Dekel framework itself permits multiple refinement specifications, suggesting failures should be indexed to particular specifications.
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