Metkagram · Pattern Routes · reframe-with-precision

Reframe without flattening the nuance

Learn when to reject the original frame, when to keep part of it, and how to challenge the assumption beneath a broad claim.

After this pack: Correct an interpretation at the right strength instead of using every disagreement as a full negation.

For: B2 · C1 · professional English · teacher

Route

01 · Contrast
It's not X; it's Y vs Not so much X as Y
Start by separating full correction from a softer shift of emphasis.
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02 · Choice drill
Someone says the approach is wrong. You want to replace that diagnosis: the approach is not wrong; the real problem is that it does not scale beyond the pilot.
Use the stronger frame when the original diagnosis itself is wrong.
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03 · Choice drill
Initial cost is a real concern, but long-term maintenance is the larger risk. Shift the emphasis without denying the cost concern.
Use the softer frame when the first factor remains real but secondary.
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04 · Pattern
[X] may be true for [Y], but not for [Z].
Qualify a claim by separating the scope where it works from the scope where it does not.
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05 · Pattern
That assumes that [X], which may not hold.
Go one level deeper and expose the hidden assumption that makes the claim possible.
Open canonical object

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