{"id":"dat-off-lunch-rsvp-headcount","audience":"office","category":"data","technique":"format","title":"Turn a messy RSVP list into a caterer headcount","free":false,"task":"The caterer needs final counts for Friday's all-hands lunch. Some people RSVP'd twice, and the caterer says to count maybes as yes. Write exactly 4 numbered lines (Regular, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free), each with the count and the first names in parentheses, then one unnumbered last line: Total: X. Plain text, under 60 words.","materialLabel":"RSVP replies (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ALL-HANDS LUNCH RSVPs (form + email replies)\n\n- Amy Lin - yes - vegetarian\n- Brian Oakes - yes\n- Chen Wu - yes - vegan\n- amy l. - yes - veg\n- Dara Moss - no, out at a client site\n- Eli Ross - yes - gluten-free\n- Fatima Said - yes - vegetarian\n- Greg Pham - yes\n- Hiro Tanaka - yes - no dietary needs\n- Brian O. - yes!! wouldn't miss it\n- Ines Vega - maybe, depends on my 11:30 call\n- Jon Kerr - yes - vegan\n\nOther:\n- Lunch is 12-1 in the big conference room.\n- Facilities needs the count by Wednesday noon.\n- Someone asked if there'll be dessert. TBD.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":60}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not saying how to handle maybes","why":"The AI drops Ines or asks you what to do.","fix":"Add: \"Count maybes as yes, per the caterer.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not merging duplicates","why":"The AI counts Amy and Brian twice.","fix":"Add: \"Count each person once; some replied twice.\"","checks":["r0","r2"]},{"title":"Not asking to see who's counted","why":"A bare number can't be checked.","fix":"Add a line to copy: \"1. Regular: 4 (Brian, Greg, Hiro, Ines)\"","checks":["numberedItems","r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 10 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it goes","why":"AI loves markdown tables and bold, which show up as clutter in an email to a caterer.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, headings or tables.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Handles maybes","patterns":["maybe"]},{"label":"Merges duplicates","patterns":["dup","once","twice","merge"]},{"label":"Asks for names","patterns":["names","who"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no (headings|tables)"]}],"hint":"The list has repeats and a maybe. Tell the AI how to handle both, and ask it to list names so you can check each count.","rubricLabels":["Counts each person once (Amy and Brian replied twice) and leaves out Dara, who said no","Ines (maybe) is counted, giving Regular 4 (Brian, Greg, Hiro, Ines), Vegetarian 2 (Amy, Fatima), Vegan 2 (Chen, Jon), Gluten-free 1 (Eli)","The last line gives Total: 9, with no intro or notes about dessert or timing"]}