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Earlier View and Honest Revision

A changed answer can include an honest account of the first one.

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Companion to Change Your Mind Without Pretending You Always Knew.

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Hypothetical example: A child accuses a friend of not returning an item, then finds it in the agreed place. They acknowledge the earlier accusation and correct the friend without announcing the story to unrelated people.

01Make the earlier answer speakable

Record the earlier view as accurately as it can be known.

02Locate the evidence that made a difference

Identify the actual evidence that changed the interpretation.

03Say the changed view without a defense speech

State the revised view and its remaining limits.

04Correct the audience that relied on the old account

Correct only the audience owed that correction.

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