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EXD.4:4.3 - Change the part that prevents the next useful move

Choose the repair from the located difficulty.

What the exchange has revealedConstruct the next contribution
A relevant term, label or signal was inaccessibleMake that same contribution accessible and check the affected point if necessary.
A relation is absent or cannot be followedSupply its missing ground or intermediate correspondence, or express the same claims in a usable arrangement. Say enough to preserve the condition that matters.
The recipient uses a wrong relation under the same questionShow the specific mismatch, give targeted support and invite the affected inference again when the use warrants it.
A condition or the intended question changedState the revised question and answer it using its own subject basis. Retain the earlier answer at its original scope.
A subject claim is disputed or unsupportedInspect the relevant source or identify what the supplying practice still needs to establish. Qualify or withdraw the unsupported claim.
The recipient understands the grounds but disagrees with the choiceReturn the preference, trade-off or decision to its owner.

When assistance is added, preserve what was available before and after it if the later judgement depends on that distinction. Supplying a step and hearing it repeated can establish a supported response in that exchange; it does not establish later independent use.

Either participant may provide a useful repair. Check a correction against the subject basis and incorporate it when warranted. Explainer and recipient are positions in this exchange, not fixed allocations of knowledge.