What does it mean that level disambiguation?

What is true at one level of abstraction may not be true at another — check which level each claim operates at.

Example: A team lead says 'we need more process' and a senior engineer says 'process is killing us.' Both are right — the lead is talking about the behavior level (people are skipping code reviews), the engineer is talking about the capability level (rigid approval chains prevent experienced developers from shipping). The contradiction vanishes once you identify that each claim operates at a different level of the system. They aren't disagreeing about process. They're talking about two different things that both happen to use the word 'process.'

Try this: Take a contradiction you currently hold or one you've encountered in a discussion. Write down both claims. For each claim, ask: 'What level is this operating at?' Use any level framework that fits — individual vs. team vs. organization, behavior vs. belief vs. identity, token vs. pattern vs. meaning, micro vs. macro. Label each claim with its level. If the claims operate at different levels, you've found a level confusion, not a real contradiction. Write one sentence that acknowledges both claims at their respective levels.