Interview for long only fund - prepare a short?

I know the standard advice is to prepare one long and one short for an ER interview but what if it's a long only fund?

What about two long ideas where I describe in detail why I would not invest in their competitors to show I can assess the negatives in a business?

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Any specific sector?

It appears that everyone is a generalist, although most have sector specific knowledge from a stint in ER (some have a background in valuation from big 4, or all investment experience).

I have some industry specific knowledge (Not ER, or industry but rather something unique).

I've looked at their holdings to see where they're overweight and will stray away from anything that they recently purchased/sold.

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