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    It is not the case that When two frameworks yield the same practical verdicts across canonical cases, their alleged theoretical difference lacks the action-guiding significance the claim implies.

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    • 1.Canonical cases are artificially simplified; frameworks may diverge sharply in novel, non-canonical scenarios we haven't yet encountered.
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    • 2.Theoretical significance can be independent of action-guidance: understanding *why* actions are right matters even if practical conclusions align.
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    • 3.Two frameworks may converge on verdicts from different principles; this theoretical difference has epistemic value even without behavioral divergence.
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    • 1.Action-guidance is the primary purpose of normative frameworks; divergence that never manifests in behavior is philosophically idle.
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    • 2.Practical equivalence across canonical cases is best explained by theoretical equivalence, not by coincidental alignment of distinct theories.
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    • 3.Positing undetectable theoretical differences violates parsimony without predictive or explanatory gain.
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