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    It is not the case that Without a privileged partition, the symmetry argument for equal a priori probabilities between rightmaking and wrongmaking properties is undermined by the very formal framework it invokes.

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    • 1.Symmetry arguments work precisely by avoiding privileged partitions; appealing to one when needed is principled pragmatism, not logical circularity.
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    • 2.The claim conflates 'privileged partition' with 'arbitrary partition'; epistemic constraints may justify equal priors without metaphysical privilege.
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    • 3.Moral properties may appear asymmetrical only relative to contingent concerns; a formal framework showing deeper symmetry would advance, not undermine, the argument.
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    • 1.Symmetry arguments require a neutral reference frame; without specifying which partition is privileged, the framework assumes what it should justify.
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    • 2.Rightmaking and wrongmaking properties are asymmetrical in moral metaphysics; treating them symmetrically begs the question against their structural difference.
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    • 3.Formal systems collapse into indeterminacy when applied to asymmetric domains without explicit privileged structure; equal priors then reflect framework poverty, not reality.
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