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Added context: After the interviewer asked the first prompt, I formed a quick structure in my mind within 10-15 secs and responded by breaking down the question into buckets--So I did create a structured response, I just didn't ask to take 2-3 min to create a structure before I responded, since it seemed like they didn't want me to do so.
Alternatively, maybe they didn't want me to create a 2-3 min high level structure for the entire problem, but DID want me to create a 2-3 min structure for their specific question regarding a piece of the problem, in which case maybe I should have asked again whether they wanted a structured thought for their question? This was my first time with an interviewer-driven case, so I wasn't clear whether they were looking for a structure down on paper or just structured thinking of the problem on the fly.