Carries To
Apparent Source
Apparent Source names a presented or attributed structure taken as source where trace does not recover it as what actually bears the carrying.
A structure may be visible, proximal, authoritative, fluent, stable, or powerful enough to appear as source. Apparent Source does not mean the structure is unreal or carries nothing. It means the structure does not bear the carrying in the source-role attributed to it.
Places
Apparent Source places a presented or attributed structure taken as source where trace does not recover it as what actually bears the carrying.
Holds
Apparent Source is held by Apparent, Trace, Carrying, and Structure. A structure must be presented, carrying must be active, and trace must be available to test whether the presented source actually bears it before apparent source can be named.
Pairs
Apparent Source pairs with Bearing Source. Bearing Source names the structure recovered by trace as what actually bears a carried condition; Apparent Source names a presented or attributed structure taken as source that trace does not recover as its bearer. Each requires the other to be locatable: actual source is tested against what only appears to bear, while apparent source can only be diagnosed where actual bearing remains recoverable.
Traces
Nests
Apparent Source nests inside carrying where a visible, proximal, authoritative, or stable structure is taken as source while its bearing remains unsupported by trace.
Reads
Apparent Source becomes recognisable where retrace passes through or beyond the structure treated as source and recovers the actual bearing elsewhere.
An author may be the apparent source of a claim whose bearing comes from a wider practice, world, or inherited relation. A model may be the apparent source of an answer whose bearing comes from training, tools, human labour, energy, and checked external conditions. Apparent Source does not erase the local carrier; it corrects the role assigned to it.