F.7:6 - The table
Use the smallest columns that make the current argument recoverable:
| Comparison or use | Exact source-local entries | Obtaining relations and direction | Loss and boundary | Basis and evidence | Receiving-use conclusion |
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For a teaching contrast, the relation column may say none asserted and the conclusion may say keep distinct. For an F.9 relation, show its declared relation kind, direction, CL if that relation actually defines one, and loss. Do not compute a row-wide CL or replace the separate bounded-use claim with a table label.
Reading rules:
- Entries stay local. A cell cites the source’s expression and claim; it is not a translation supplied by the table.
- Relations stay direct. For each relation, cite the pattern that defines, constrains, or tests it and the evidence supporting the claim.
- Use stays separate. “These may be compared for this report” is a claim with its own basis, not a property of the row.
- Unknown stays unknown. A blank or unresolved relation is not an invitation to infer similarity.
- Loss stays visible. If the limit needs more than one line, link to the underlying relation or evidence rather than compressing it away.
The nickname Giants’ table recalls that comparison relies on prior source work. It signals humility toward those sources, not authority supplied by the table.