Diagnosis: The bones are solid but '95% certain' is unmeasurable and the output contract is dangerously loose — the model will guess on both.
see the specimen they pasted
You are a top 0.5% expert in [field of expertise]. I want to [goal]. Ask me clarifying questions until you are 95% certain you understand, then give me [number] options with trade-offs.
“Ask me clarifying questions until you are 95% certain”
A model has no internal certainty meter — it will ask one question or twelve at random, with no principled stop condition.
swap: 'until you are 95% certain' → 'ask up to 3 clarifying questions, one at a time, then proceed'
Never use a model's internal confidence as a stop rule — it has none. Use a concrete cap: 'ask up to N questions, then proceed.'
“[number] options with trade-offs”
'Trade-offs' has no shape — the model will produce anything from a bullet to a wall of prose, with no consistency across fills.
add: inline format hint — '[number — e.g. 3] options; for each: 2 pros, 2 cons, and one sentence on who it suits best'
Pin every output unit to a structure: count the items, name the sub-fields, and cap the length — vague nouns like 'trade-offs' produce different output every run.
“top 0.5% expert in [field of expertise]”
Percentile framing is superstition — it adds no behavioral signal and the model ignores it. The role needs a posture, not a ranking.
swap: 'top 0.5% expert in [field of expertise]' → '[field of expertise] expert — e.g. "senior SaaS pricing strategist, 15 yrs B2B"'
Give the model a role with a perspective or domain context, not a percentile — percentiles change nothing about the output.
You are a [field of expertise — e.g. "senior SaaS pricing strategist with 15 years of B2B experience"]. I want to [goal — one concrete sentence, e.g. "choose a pricing model for a new API product"]. Before answering, ask me up to 3 clarifying questions — one at a time, wait for my answer before asking the next. Once you have my answers (or after 3 questions, whichever comes first), proceed. Deliver exactly [number — e.g. 3] options. For each option: - Name: a short label - Description: 2 sentences max - Pros: 2 bullets - Cons: 2 bullets - Best for: one sentence naming the situation or person this suits No preamble. No summary section after the options. Total response under 500 words.
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