A concession to one actor legitimizes that claim type for all others.

Evidence

For example, in a market one exceptionally trustworthy dealer may force others to be more trustworthy in order to stay in competition, as John Mueller (1999, 79–80) argues for the case of John Wanamaker and the modern department store. On the other hand, in certain contexts, in a society in which personal relationships are generally not deviously exploitative, one can take a lot for granted on first meeting a new associate. Con artists, sexual exploiters, and many others have a field of play only because the background standards and expectations of behavior are relatively high. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 871 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Calley, the only individual who had both role and direct causal responsibility, was the only individual tried and convicted for his actions. This makes intuitive sense. The enlisted men were seen as the physical cause of the killings, but it was recognized that they had a role responsibility to obey orders in general, which made them unattractive candidates for punishment. But looking at higher authorities, many felt that they had a plausible claim to deny that murder of innocents was what they meant. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4003 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

In 1983, a shaken apartheid regime attempted to expand its support by establishing a thoroughly unequal tricameral legislature that incorporated representatives of the Asian and Colored populations into separate chambers. That measure, however, spurred mobilization among black Africans and among other nonblack challengers of the regime. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 577 (#instantiates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Token political incorporation can accelerate rather than appease opposition mobilization. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 577; A single highly trustworthy actor can raise the trustworthiness of competitors — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 871; Holding one kind of responsibility can shield actors from attribution of the other — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4003

Related

• A single highly trustworthy actor can raise the trustworthiness of competitors (similarity 0.83)
• Holding one kind of responsibility can shield actors from attribution of the other (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• A single highly trustworthy actor can raise the trustworthiness of competitors #exemplifies (0.85) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 871
• Holding one kind of responsibility can shield actors from attribution of the other #contradicts (0.72) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4003