... calls? The one with the vocabulary to think clearly about problems. How Words Shape Decisions Your vocabulary determines: 1. How precisely you identify problems Limited vocab: "Something feels off about this partnership" Precise vocab: "The partnership exhibits signs of asymmetric risk distribution and misaligned incentives " The second person has already identified the real problem. The first person is still guessing. 2. How many solutions you can consider If you don't have words for different problem types ... ... more creative deals Someone without those words keeps making the same offer in different packages 3. How you evaluate trade-offs Rich vocabulary = you can hold multiple competing values simultaneously Limited vocabulary = you collapse complexity into binary thinking Pragmatism vs