Feedback of the type “I think I’ve seen something similar in the past, but I can’t specifically point to it” may occur.

Cognitive Resolution] is low for those who do not come up with specific examples.

  • Recognize a wide range of “similarities”

So it has little value as information.

  • Just ignore it until you see a concrete example.
  • ‘Thank you, and if you recall any specific examples, let me know!’ I think that would be fine.

relevance - How to deal with other people’s words


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