The Top of the Ladder Is Not Data
Distinguish observable data from selected data, meaning, assumption, conclusion, and action.
A disagreement gets better when the reasoning becomes visible. The top of the ladder is the conclusion that feels obvious because you built it. Others only see the final claim. Darius needs to show the redline timing, the moved meeting, and the inference that Legal capacity may be the critical path. Step down the ladder Name the observable data first. Then name what you are making of it. When you label an inference as an inference, you invite correction without surrendering your judgment. Steelman the other side Before you rebut, state the concern the other side is protecting. The goal…
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