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Structural Recognition Hypothesis
Structural Recognition Hypothesis
Hypothesis
H016 Structural Recognition: Models may recognize canonical procedural frameworks from control-flow topology alone, even when canonical vocabulary has been removed.
Status
Low confidence.
Active.
Why This Review Exists
P001C remained recognizable even after canonical wording was reduced.
That creates a live question about whether topology itself carries recognizable family structure.
Current Evidence
comparison/p001c-observation-note.mdpackets/ECR-000002-P001C-structural.mdpackets/ECR-000002-P001D-graph.md
Competing Explanations
- Residual reasoning-adjacent language in
P001C - Shared instruction pressure
- General procedural priors rather than family recognition
- Over-interpretation of limited recognition outputs
Kill Condition
If graph-only packets preserve topology but recognition drops while extraction remains structurally stable, then recognition is not primarily topology-driven.
Review Boundary
- Do not update confidence automatically.
- Do not treat same-model agreement as independent confirmation.
- Do not claim structural recognition is proven from P001D alone.