The key is to think of the players, the components of the problem that is needing to be addressed, and the question stated in words that best describe the nature of the need for information. So rather than pick apart a description of the gap needing to be filled, it is best to look at the information as a whole to clarify that a gap in knowledge exists and request this to be filled. So the scope is predefined, and the labels and description are in place to give this context, and this allows a fuller intention that has specificity about what is wanted, and the scope of detail as well will become apparent with an adequate description having been provided.
So these are the three ingredients—the background context, the gap in knowledge needing to be bridged, and the specific request for that gap to be filled in the highest and best way. Anything in the way of further description as to the modifying conditions or factors that will help give greater precision to the level of detail, the nature of the particular information, and what it is in reference to, that helps to define something quite specific when there is a broad arena involved and many potential layers and levels of detail that could be described, will be very helpful in ferreting out just what one is seeking. This can be a complex undertaking when one is dealing with a complex subject with many layers and many differing potential consequences, or many potential differing facets, depending on the implications of the information itself, and to whom it has importance, and for what purpose. So a very simple situation with simple elements that can be readily described can be viewed from many differing vantage points. So this is where the person wanting the information must have a grasp of the big picture, and set the scene in a way to make clear the nature of the answer wanted, and how it needs to fit within a larger framework that is provided within the words of the question to an adequate degree that the level of detail becomes apparent.
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