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✨The Golden Rule of Prompting

Golden Rule

If other people can’t understand what you’re asking, the AI probably won’t either.

✍️ Golden Rule Corollary
If your prompt isn’t clear, ask the AI to help you rewrite it — a rough draft plus intent is usually enough for the AI to shape a clearer, more precise prompt. Learn More

🟠 Quiz: The Golden Rule of Prompting

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1️⃣ What best captures the Golden Rule of Prompting?

A. Always write long prompts
B. If people can’t understand your question, the AI probably won’t either
C. Use fancy vocabulary to impress the AI
D. Repeat your question three times for emphasis

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✅ B. If people can’t understand your question, the AI probably won’t either.

2️⃣ Why does the Golden Rule work?

A. Because AIs interpret language like people do
B. Because AIs prefer technical jargon
C. Because short prompts confuse AIs
D. Because AIs memorize every question ever asked

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✅ A. Because AIs interpret language like people do.

3️⃣ Which prompt follows the Golden Rule?

A. “Fix this.”
B. “Make it sound better.”
C. “Rewrite this paragraph for first-year students in plain language, 150 words, with three bullet takeaways.”
D. “Improve text please.”

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✅ C. “Rewrite this paragraph for first-year students in plain language …”

4️⃣ When applying the Golden Rule, what should you always include?

A. Random emojis
B. Context, audience, and format
C. Long quotes from Wikipedia
D. Hidden instructions

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✅ B. Context, audience, and format.

Writing Prompts: Ask → Review → Refine

  1. Ask a clear, specific question in natural language. Provide context, role, and constraints.
  2. Review the AI’s response for accuracy, completeness, and tone. Identify gaps or misunderstandings.
  3. Refine your question to clarify intent, adjust focus, or deepen reasoning.

🌀 Each iteration improves precision and depth—turning a quick query into a collaborative exchange.

💬 Examples for Each Step

🟢 Ask

Goal: Frame a clear, specific question that gives the AI enough context to produce a meaningful response.

Example:
Instead of: “Write about climate change.”
Try: “Write a 200-word summary explaining how climate change affects small coastal cities in Florida, using data-based examples and plain language.”

Tip: Include purpose, audience, and output format whenever possible.

🟡 Review

Goal: Examine the AI’s response for accuracy, completeness, and tone. Identify what’s missing or unclear.

Example:
The AI’s answer mentions climate data but no local examples. You note that the tone is formal, though your audience is undergraduate students.

Action: Jot down what worked and what needs refinement—facts, style, or structure.

🔵 Refine

Goal: Adjust or expand your prompt based on what you learned from the review step.

Example:
“Revise the summary to include at least one Florida city (e.g., Miami or St. Augustine) and rewrite it for a general-education audience. Keep it under 250 words.”

Result: The AI now produces a focused, audience-appropriate answer with concrete examples.

🧠 Try It Yourself

Now it’s your turn! Use what you’ve learned in the Ask → Review → Refine process to write your own prompt below. You can copy it, test it, and edit until it clearly expresses your intent. Then paste it into ChatGPT to see how it performs.

Written by ChatGPT (GPT-5) | Edited by Peter Z. McKay

🔵 Quiz: Ask → Review → Refine

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1️⃣ What is the first step in the Prompt Loop?

A. Review
B. Ask
C. Revise
D. Retry

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✅ B. Ask.

2️⃣ During the Review stage, what should you do?

A. Copy the AI’s answer without checking
B. Evaluate accuracy, clarity, and tone
C. Add emojis
D. Change topics entirely

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✅ B. Evaluate accuracy, clarity, and tone.

3️⃣ What happens in the Refine stage?

A. You rewrite your prompt to be clearer or more specific
B. You delete everything
C. You tell the AI it was wrong
D. You start over from scratch

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✅ A. You rewrite your prompt to be clearer or more specific.

4️⃣ Why is the Prompt Loop valuable?

A. It guarantees perfect answers
B. It teaches the AI new facts
C. It helps humans and AI collaborate toward better results
D. It saves time by skipping review

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✅ C. It helps humans and AI collaborate toward better results.

5️⃣ Which example best follows the loop?

A. Ask once → Accept answer → Quit
B. Ask → Review → Refine → Repeat until satisfied
C. Ask → Ignore → Start new chat
D. Refine → Ask → Forget review

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✅ B. Ask → Review → Refine → Repeat until satisfied.