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Suppose you could…
Compare options without hiding trade-offs
Compare three options using hard constraints, checked costs and explicit uncertainty.
Compare three options using hard constraints, checked costs and explicit uncertainty.
Time is a practice estimate. Pause or return whenever you need.A useful little possibility.
Your goal is a usable work artifact, not a perfect-looking AI answer. Compare three options using hard constraints, checked costs and explicit uncertainty.
Let’s make a start.
Use a fresh conversation in an AI tool you are permitted to use. Copy the fictional sample below, then paste the starter prompt with it. No file upload, web search or paid integration is required.
1. Add the supplied costs yourself.
2. Run the prompt.
3. Inspect whether the cheapest option was incorrectly preferred.
4. Ask what new fact could change the recommendation.
Your sample material
Fictional training material. No real customer information needed.
Need: a workshop room for 20 people, step-free access, total cost no more than €250. Alder: 24 seats; hire €180; equipment €40; step-free access confirmed. Birch: 30 seats; hire €160; equipment €30; access not confirmed. Cedar: 18 seats; hire €120; equipment included; access confirmed. All prices are total event quotes; no other costs are supplied.Download sample .txt ↓
Create an evidence-based comparison table: capacity, access, total supplied cost, hard-constraint status and unknowns. Apply constraints before ranking. Show arithmetic. Distinguish confirmed suitability from conditional suitability and do not assume missing fees or access facts.
Keep personal and confidential information out of external AI tools. Start with the sample material.
Turn a first try into your thing.
Compare the result with the checklist before opening the worked example. Identify one specific weakness and ask for a targeted revision, referring to the original sample. If all checks pass, tighten the wording without changing the facts. Save the reviewed result in your own document; do not send or publish it as part of this exercise.
Pause for the “aha.”
Weighted scores can disguise a failed requirement. Apply non-negotiable constraints first, and compare preferences only among eligible options.
Useful beats convincing.
Check these against your actual output. Your answers stay on this device; this is self-review, not automated grading.
Finished your first try? Reveal a worked example ↓
Alder: €180 + €40 = €220, fits 20 and has confirmed access; it meets the supplied constraints. Birch: €160 + €30 = €190, capacity fits but access is unknown; it is conditional, not confirmed suitable. Cedar: €120 but only 18 seats, so it fails a hard requirement. Alder is the defensible current choice if the quotes cover the required event. Birch could become the cheaper suitable option if access is confirmed. No missing cost should be asserted as either zero or definitely payable.
A new case. Your own approach.
Apply the review principles to these new facts, not the previous sample’s specific numbers or answers.
Choose equipment for at least 12 users under €100: Kit A supports 12 for €90; Kit B supports 10 for €60; Kit C supports 15 for €85 but compatibility is unconfirmed. Explain the current choice and what would change it.
One possibility leads to another.
Repeat on a small, permitted task of your own. Record what you changed and which check caught a problem. Keep using fictional inputs if workplace material is not approved for your chosen tool.
Your reusable workflow card ↓
Task: Compare options without hiding trade-offs Audience: [who will use this] Approved source material: [paste] Required output: Compare three options using hard constraints, checked costs and explicit uncertainty. Constraints and unknowns: [list] Review before use: - Totals are €220, €190 and €120. - Cedar is excluded for capacity. - Birch access stays unknown. - The conclusion follows constraints before price. - The fact that could change the choice is identified.Download workflow .txt ↓
You tried something. That counts.
Keep a note of what you made or what surprised you. It stays in this browser.