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is what what people write when they cannot think of a concrete example, or when they cannot get my boss to sign off on something...

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It might be the alternative uses test [1] aka the brick test. I had this at 1st year secondary school. Naturally I was top of the class on this exercise.

[1] https://www.creativehuddle.co.uk/post/the-alternative-uses-t...

Ah, thanks, that is insightful. Not to hate on the brick test, that is a useful exercise. But I would have been on top of that class, too, I was an excellent bullshitter in school :D

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