Recall which centrality measure fits direct reach, bridge control, fast access, or prestige.
Direct reach When do you use degree centrality? When the question is about direct connection volume. Use it for immediate reach, direct exposure, or activity count. Do not call it influence without more evidence. Objection "Can we just rank the biggest nodes?" A stakeholder wants a centrality leaderboard without defining the action. Your line Yes, if "biggest" means most direct ties. If the decision is bottleneck risk or prestige, we should use a different centrality. Agreeing too quickly turns an undefined word into a metric assumption. The response serves the request while making the assumption visible. Bridge vs. access Betweenness…
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