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2 . I n t e r p r e t a ti o nDO WE RECOGNISEWHY WE DISAGREE?

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Inductive Model l ing(understand the pitfal ls)

1 . V i s u a l i s a ti o nDO WE SPEND TOO MUCH TIME EXHIBITING OUR WORK?

2 . I n t e r p r e t a ti o nDO WE RECOGNISE WHY WE DISAGREE?