# Study 000J: Embedding vs Bout Structure

## Core Question

When embedding support and bout length diverge, which factor carries more weight in preserving low-burden expression?

## Answer

State-conditional answer, supported.

## Thesis

`In the current archive, long settled bout structure carried the clearer protective weight in the directly observed divergence case, while embedding remained a strong organizer inside the later specialized state. The system is therefore better explained by a two-factor, state-conditional mechanism than by one global support hierarchy.`