defend-is-challenge-of-challenge

IN premise

`defend` works by calling `challenge` on the challenge node itself, creating a recursive dialectical structure where truth values resolve automatically through the same outlist mechanism.

Summary

When someone defends a belief against a challenge, the system handles it by turning the tables — it challenges the challenge itself. This means defense isn't a separate mechanism but reuses the same challenge logic recursively, so the existing outlist machinery automatically resolves whether the original belief or its challenge wins.

Details

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