F.0.2:10 - Rationale

Semantic synthesis is the middle move between preserving local meaning and publishing a unified term or subject-pattern contribution. It cannot be reduced to lexical alignment because a correspondence does not decide what the receiving framework should claim. It cannot be reduced to literature review because a source inventory does not state the practitioner action. It should not require a full G.2 pack because many authoring decisions need only one bounded comparison.

The three result branches keep the method constructive without forcing agreement. A provisional synthesis opens a positive contribution, a contrast preserves a decision-relevant difference, and an unresolved inquiry turns a real source limitation into a defined next action. Ordinary C.2.1 claim identity keeps those results separately revisable.