Metkagram · Contrast · decision-stage
The choice comes down to X or Y vs We decided Y because Z
How to choose: Are you still framing the live alternatives, or reporting a decision that has already been made and justified?
Core distinction
Use CLF049 while the decision is still open and the useful move is to reduce the space to two real options. Use CLF069 after the choice is made: it records the selected action and keeps the criterion or reason visible.
First pattern · CLF049
The choice comes down to [X] or [Y].
Reduce a complex decision to the two alternatives that actually matter.
- EN
- The choice comes down to [X] or [Y].
- DE
- Die Entscheidung läuft auf [X] oder [Y] hinaus.
Second pattern · CLF069
Given [X], we decided to [Y] because [Z].
State a completed choice while keeping the reason or decision criterion visible.
- EN
- Given [X], we decided to [Y] because [Z].
- DE
- Angesichts [X] haben wir beschlossen, [Y], weil [Z].
Examples
CLF049
Formula: The choice comes down to [X] or [Y].
Example: The choice comes down to keeping the manual control or accepting more automation risk.
CLF069
Formula: Given [X], we decided to [Y] because [Z].
Example: Given the support constraints, we decided to keep the simpler workflow because the operations team can own it.