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I found an interesting quote in this post.

I believe if we love something and have fun, we tend to self teach and learn at a rapid rate. I also consider confusion a starting state for learning. It opens us to new patterns emerging. - Author: Todd Rice

Is it necessary to insert an "as" into "consider confusion a starting state" which produces "consider confusion as a starting state"?

... or thanks to @TrevorD's comment, insert "to be" into "consider confusion a starting state" which produces "consider confusion to be a starting state"?

The key is to insert something, in case someone has unclear pronunciation, low voice.

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  • Why do you choose "as" as a possibly missing word? One could equally suggest that the sentence should be "I also consider confusion to be a starting state ...". It's not unusual to elide some words in mid-sentence in this way.
    – TrevorD
    Commented Apr 28, 2019 at 22:53
  • Unlike the verb "regard", which only takes "as", with "consider" we can either use or omit "as".
    – Gustavson
    Commented Apr 28, 2019 at 23:10

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