# Interruption Interruption is a conversational act that redirects, negates, reframes, or concludes another person's contribution before that contribution is complete. ## Notebook evidence [[Scanned_20260730-1825]] PDF page 20 lists recurrent refusal and redirection phrases. Page 21 diagrams repeated interruptions in a conversation about Mercy Ships. Page 22 records the author's self-corrective July 1, 2022 rule about not using such openings while others are speaking. ## Evidentiary distinction The same words can be legitimate boundaries or necessary disagreement when used after a turn is complete. The notebook's concern is primarily timing and channel closure, not a ban on dissent. ## Related notes [[Conversational Turn-Taking]] · [[Holding Space]] · [[Premature Closure]] · [[Narrative Control]] ## Source - [[Scanned_20260730-1825]], PDF pages 20–22.