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Critical Observations

PCT Toolkit Archive — v1.0 (Reconstructed)

This archive reconstructs the original 12-question diagnostic from surviving pattern maps, Persian thematic notes, and author recollection. It is provided for historical reference and display only.

Reconstructed Question Set (12)

  • Q1.Is clerical rule in Iran inherently illegitimate, regardless of constitutional process or public participation?
  • Q2.If pressure from abroad could accelerate political change, would you still support it even if ordinary people paid the immediate cost?
  • Q3.Would you apply the same moral judgment to state violence by your preferred geopolitical side as you apply to Iran?
  • Q4.If the same sanctions policy were imposed on your own society, would you still call it acceptable?
  • Q5.Do you consider targeted political killing acceptable when directed at Iranian actors?
  • Q6.Do you believe external powers are better positioned than Iranian society itself to determine Iran's political future?
  • Q7.Should civilian harm be tolerated for regime-change objectives when the target is Iran?
  • Q8.Does diaspora enthusiasm for a political figure prove that most people inside Iran share that preference?
  • Q9.If a foreign-backed transition produced outcomes no better than the status quo, would it still be worth pursuing?
  • Q10.Would you support war-oriented change even if it likely produced mass civilian suffering in the near term?
  • Q11.Do people living outside Iran have the moral right to choose war costs for those living inside Iran?
  • Q12.Must one either support foreign intervention or support the current Iranian government, with no legitimate middle position?

Original Pattern Mapping (v1.0)

Pattern A: False Binary

Q10, Q12

Pattern B: Asymmetrical Standards

Q1, Q3, Q5, Q7

Pattern C: Distance Discount

Q2, Q4

Pattern D: Comprador Logic

Q6, Q8, Q9, Q11

Pattern E: Epistemic Adulthood

Composite coherence score across all 12 responses

Method note: wording was neutralised slightly for readability in English while preserving the original argumentative intent and theme clusters.

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