AI PROMPTING5 MIN READ
Repair a weak output without thrashing
Use a structured diagnosis to refine a weak AI output.
The bad draft The model wrote a smooth customer email, but it invented benefits, missed the buyer's concern, and sounded like a generic SaaS newsletter. A weak output is not the end. It is evidence about the prompt gap. Repair loop Failure -> Lever -> Revised instruction Refinement works when you diagnose the prompt gap before asking for a second attempt. Thrash Make it better The second answer improves for a known reason. A vague correction produces a vague second draft. 01 Failure 02 Lever 03 Rewrite Decision 1 The email includes benefits that were not in the notes.
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