Mad jock
I really think we are talking the same language. There are two ways! You are either going for the quickest way at all costs to break a stall or your going for minimal height loss to achieve that!
There is a subtle difference.
If you are at max N1 in the climb and stall you have to go for AOA reduction to get the wing flying as well as pitching for speed tapping into potential energy as you have no other option.
But isn't that what it's about? Different horses for different courses and being able to think out of the box!
Pitching strongly maybe fine at altitude where it doesn't matter whether you loose 100 feet or several hundred feet.
That may not be the case if terrain is a few hundred feet below.
We also have to consider that different aircraft have different behavior patterns so it partially about being familiar with your craft.
How many pilots do you know who are not speed aware, who stick flaps down above speed limitations etc ?
How many do you know who's strengths are not spatial awareness or being able to feel and sense what there craft is doing ?
Pace nb written on I phone