Helpful Examples vs. Misleading Examples
Distinguish between examples that genuinely teach a boundary and examples that accidentally teach noise.
Sort the candidate examples by whether they help teach the target boundary. Helpful few-shot examples Misleading examples One clear yes-case, one clear no-case, and one edge case tied to the current rubric. Three examples copied from last quarter before the scoring rubric changed. A weak output and strong output pair that shows what changed and why. An example from a different task that just happens to share the same tone. An ambiguous case where the explanation reveals how the rubric breaks the tie. A long example that looks impressive but teaches a stale escalation rule. Realistic but wrong
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