Avoid speculating when a hard question asks for unverified precision.
The danger is the number that feels useful but is not verified. Find the speculation trap in this scene. Unverified estimate on the teammate's laptop Correct. The unverified estimate is the trap. Answer the knowns and the verification path instead. Live microphone in front of the COO The microphone raises stakes, but the actual trap is the unverified number being offered. Support staff watching the update Observers increase pressure, but pressure is not the same as the information risk. COO preparing to answer The speaker can still recover. The risk is accepting the estimate as if it were verified. speculation…
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