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> There is a version of this exercise you could do where you say you are intentionally giving bad answers and give none!!!

This might seem clever, but it could backfire. If the other person trusts you, they will take it as axiomatic that some of your answers are bad; therefore, if all of your answers are actually pretty good, they will desperately look for nits to pick, and possibly end up making criticisms that they don't really believe in (or at least wouldn't have believed in when unbiased). This can take you from one extreme (too polite/respectful/humble to be critical) to another (finding things to criticise no matter what), skipping the middle ground that you really want.




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