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EXD.4:8 - Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them

Failure visible in the exchangeRepair
Rephrasing the same derivation after the recipient changes the intended statisticConfirm the changed weighting rule and supply its corresponding result.
Treating “yes” as proof of a needed inferenceUse the concrete response already available, or ask one relevant inference when the distinction matters.
Correcting a recipient who understands the account but rejects its policyRecover the decision or preference disagreement and return it to the appropriate work.
Responding to an unsupported AI explanation by making it more fluentReturn to source-qualified facts or mechanisms and qualify the missing basis.
Continuing until the recipient agreesClose the supported explanatory result and distinguish agreement from that result.