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PSD.13:2 - Problem

A recommendation often becomes stronger while it travels. “This option performs better in this model” becomes “the best option”; “the group did not object” becomes “stakeholders agreed”; “the report was received” becomes “the decision was approved.” The lost conditions are precisely those the receiving decision needs.

Development advice adds a second failure. A plausible story can combine human learning, organization change and AI evaluation as if they supplied interchangeable evidence. A course catalogue then stands in for transfer into later Work, a position description for a whole-arrangement comparison, or a benchmark score for deployment safety.

The practitioner needs a positive composition rule, not just warnings. Which conclusion follows from these premises for this recipient? Which alternative remains live? Which missing result is worth requesting? When does declining to recommend supply the most useful answer?