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Give useful context
Choose a task brief that keeps the information needed for a useful draft and leaves unrelated private details out.
Original fictional records and scripted feedback. No model is running; no message, code or approval is sent.
- 1First case
- 2Changed case
- 3Takeaway and quiz
Everyday decisions · First case · guided practice
A repair request
Prepare a brief for a short repair-request draft. Do not book or send anything.
Fictional household notes · C1–C3
C1 · Problem
The Cedar kettle switches off before boiling. Bought 14 days ago; receipt says returns within 30 days.
C2 · Desired result
Ask the shop about repair or return options. Do not claim a legal entitlement or promise a refund.
C3 · Unrelated note
The notebook also contains a home entry code, 8246. It is not needed for this draft.
Which brief gives the draft what it needs?
Compare the proposed artifact and its reasoning. You can use the feedback to revise your choice.
Why this decision matters
A generated answer follows patterns in the supplied context; it does not automatically know your records, permissions or missing facts. State the job, relevant evidence, limits and what a useful result looks like.
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A repair request
Prepare a brief for a short repair-request draft. Do not book or send anything.
Fictional household notes · C1–C3
C1 · Problem
The Cedar kettle switches off before boiling. Bought 14 days ago; receipt says returns within 30 days.
C2 · Desired result
Ask the shop about repair or return options. Do not claim a legal entitlement or promise a refund.
C3 · Unrelated note
The notebook also contains a home entry code, 8246. It is not needed for this draft.
Which brief gives the draft what it needs?
Choose a proposal before reading its rationale.
Include the whole notebook
Draft a repair request using C1–C3, including the home entry code.
Needs revision. C3 adds an access detail without helping the repair request. More context is not always more useful.
Keep the problem, timing and limits
Draft a short shop message: Cedar kettle stops before boiling, bought 14 days ago, receipt says 30-day returns. Ask about repair or return options; do not promise a refund. Leave address and receipt number as placeholders.
Fits the records. C1 supplies the fault and relevant timing; C2 supplies the goal and limits. C3 can be omitted. The resulting draft still needs human checking.
Remove every specific detail
Write a complaint about a thing. Get my money back.
Needs revision. This loses C1's fault and timing, and contradicts C2 by demanding an outcome the record does not establish.
Changed case: a dated service window
Prepare a brief for asking about an available visit. The date now determines whether the draft is useful.
New fictional household notes · C4–C6
C4 · Availability
A fictional service desk has offered 6 November, 09:00–11:00. The household can only accept 7 November, 14:00–16:00.
C5 · Boundary
Ask whether 7 November is available. A draft is permitted; booking is not.
C6 · Extra detail
An old note contains a payment-card PIN. It is unrelated to scheduling.
What should change in the brief?
Choose a proposal before reading its rationale.
Generalise both dates to next week
Ask for a visit next week. Do not book.
Needs revision. The exact windows in C4 now determine the answer. Removing them makes this scheduling request ambiguous.
Accept the offered visit
Confirm the 6 November visit and include the PIN from C6.
Needs revision. C4 says that window cannot be accepted; C5 forbids booking. C6 is unnecessary.
Keep the windows; ask without booking
Draft a request for 7 November, 14:00–16:00 instead of 6 November, 09:00–11:00. Ask whether it is available; do not book. Omit C6.
Fits the records. C4's exact timing is useful context for this task. C5 keeps the action at drafting, and C6 stays out.
Takeaway
- Name one task and the intended reader.
- Include the relevant record and the constraint that changes the answer.
- Omit unrelated identifiers; keep exact details only when the task needs them and sharing is permitted.
- Specify the output and what must remain uncertain.
Paper practice is self-checked; independent demonstration has not been assessed.
Lesson quiz self-check
1 point for a correct answer; 0 for wrong or unanswered, out of 2 possible points. This paper version records no attempt or score.
A fictional community library needs a draft notice: book returns move from Friday to Saturday because the desk is closed Friday. A separate note includes a volunteer's locker code.
Which brief keeps the useful context?
- Write a notice with the old day, new day and closure reason; omit the locker code.
- Write that something changes soon, with no dates.
- Publish every note so the notice has more context.
Answer and explanations
Correct: Write a notice with the old day, new day and closure reason; omit the locker code. The two days and closure reason explain the change; the locker code does not help the notice.
Needs revision: Write that something changes soon, with no dates. Without the old and new days, readers cannot tell when to return books.
Needs revision: Publish every note so the notice has more context. The locker code adds an unnecessary access detail; it does not explain the schedule.
The same library wants a draft notice only. The replacement day has not yet been confirmed.
What should the brief ask for now?
- Promise Saturday because it sounds likely.
- Draft the confirmed closure and mark the replacement day as awaiting confirmation; do not publish.
- Publish a date-free notice without review.
Answer and explanations
Needs revision: Promise Saturday because it sounds likely. The record explicitly says the replacement day is unconfirmed.
Correct: Draft the confirmed closure and mark the replacement day as awaiting confirmation; do not publish. This keeps the known closure and the missing fact visible, within draft-only authority.
Needs revision: Publish a date-free notice without review. Publishing exceeds the draft task, and omitting the uncertainty does not resolve it.