in this case (as in most) the perfect way to resolve it — get down from the level of meaningless abstractions to concrete specific cases and examples
What exactly do you want to ask about? What is the specific ambiguity you faced recently that made ask the question?
How would you resolve it? :)
Disambiguation: restate the question back to the person in your own -- but different words -- to verify you've grasped the essence of their question (or statement if it's not a question). The classic "So what you're saying is..." would be the formula.