Give the Reasoning Model a Decision, Not a Rewrite
Write a prompt that gives an o-series reasoning model a multi-step decision problem worth solving.
The launch council starts in 40 minutes and the inputs conflict. Which prompt is the strongest fit for an o-series reasoning model in this scene? Compare ship, partial rollout, and delay using support load, legal exposure, dashboard anomalies, and customer impact. Use the uploaded dashboard if needed, list missing evidence, then recommend the next council decision. Right. This gives the model criteria, options, evidence, possible tool use, uncertainty, and a recommendation target. Write a confident launch recommendation that sounds executive-ready. Weaker. It jumps to polish before reasoning. The principle violated is decision-before-copy. Summarize each department's opinion in one paragraph. Weaker.…
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