Use quick diagnostic prompts to locate and fix the failing link in a prompt chain.
First question What is the first debugging question after a bad final output? Do not start with the final prompt. Which upstream artifact first made the wrong final claim possible? Trace final claim -> draft source -> score table -> category -> extraction -> original source. Fix choice Patch final prose or trace artifacts? Use Five Whys until you hit a prompt rule, source rule, schema, or gate you can change. Objection Just rerun the whole chain. It will probably fix itself. The team is rushed and the final answer is visibly wrong. Your line Maybe, but if we do…
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