Build a mutually exclusive source map before asking AI search to synthesize a recommendation.
Lots of links do not equal broad evidence. Map the source base before you synthesize. MECE thinking helps you split a search problem into distinct evidence buckets. In AI-powered search, this prevents a common failure: the answer cites many pages, but they all represent one perspective. Mutually exclusive reduces double counting If three articles all repeat the same vendor-funded survey, they should not feel like three independent signals. Put them in the same bucket so the synthesis does not overweight repetition. Collectively exhaustive exposes gaps You may not be able to fill every bucket quickly, but naming the bucket prevents…
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