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For those who cannot distinguish between flat structures and tree structures. | |
Example 1: | |
Racism is bad. - Mr. A | |
* No it isn't. - Ms. B | |
* You are right. - Dr. C | |
is different from: | |
Example 2: | |
Racism is bad. - Mr. A | |
* No it isn't. - Ms. B | |
** You are right. - Dr. C | |
In Example 2, Dr. C expresses agreement with Ms. B. | |
In Example 1, Dr. C expresses agreement with Mr. A. | |
Both are tree structures, but in Example 2, the tree structure | |
is redundant. It's a flat structure since you CANNOT add a branch | |
on the tree. It's quite simple. |
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