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EXD.6:8 - Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them

FailureRepair
Crediting added grounds to layout aloneSeparate content and expression, or bound the conclusion to the combined repair.
Crediting an assisted answer to an unassisted explanationKeep the initial response and identify the assistance.
Measuring words, arrows or messages as recovered structureSelect subject relations and a correctness criterion under C.2.8.
Treating a revised question as a failed answer to the old oneReset the target and preserve both conditional results.
Seeking an improvement after both explanations are sufficient without a live choiceRetain the usable incumbent and stop.
Reporting learning or persuasion from a fluent reconstructionName the actual outcome and obtain stronger evidence only for a claim that needs it.