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Keep questions and facts separate in a prompt

Label confirmed information, open questions, and desired output separately.

By GenHealthArchive date: 1 min read

Newly prepared for this archive on September 22, 2026. The archive date is an editorial grouping, not an original publication date.

The everyday problem

A prompt that mixes assumptions with source facts can make the response difficult to review. The reader may not know which statements were supplied as evidence and which were proposed as possibilities. Clear separation improves the quality of the conversation and its later handoff.

A practical approach

Label confirmed information, open questions, and desired output separately. Ask the workspace to preserve uncertainty rather than silently resolve it. Review the response for any claim that appears more certain than the supplied information allows.

Try this with your team

Create a fictional request with one known fact and one unresolved question. Check whether the response keeps that distinction visible.

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