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Begin where the needed input is already available. A clear question with a sufficient account may need only an expression adjustment; a missing subject premise returns to the subject practice. Use dialogue when a recipient’s contribution is available and can guide the next move, not as a compulsory questionnaire. For a one-way explanation, state the consequential conditions and provide a usable return to the fuller account.

The Preface develops the distinctions used above. The use profiles adapt them to instruction, technical and advisory work, and human–AI interaction.