One person says that it is important to be positive, the other person interprets this as it being important to be positive in all circumstances, when they are merely making a general statement.
The solution for both parties is to identify and verify the contexts in which the generalization is true, and the contexts in which it is not true.
The solution for both parties is to identify and verify the contexts in which the generalization is true, and the contexts in which it is not true.