{"id":"life-off-pet-insurance-compare","audience":"office","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"examples","title":"Compare pet insurance plans for one big vet bill","free":false,"task":"You're comparing pet insurance for your dog. Work out what each plan would cost you in a year with one $2,000 vet bill: 12 months of premiums plus your share of the bill. Get exactly 3 numbered lines in plain text, under 80 words: one per plan with the math, then which costs less in that year and by how much. Use the corrected premium. No advice. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The two quotes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"PLAN A - PawShield (fictional)\nPremium: $40 per month\nDeductible: $250 per year\nReimbursement: 90% of the vet bill after the deductible\n\nPLAN B - TailWise (fictional)\nPremium: $25 per month\nDeductible: $500 per year\nReimbursement: 80% of the vet bill after the deductible\n\nTAILWISE EMAIL (Nov 3): \"Your quote has been updated based on your dog's age. Your Plan B premium is $30 per month.\"\n\nMY NOTES\n- Dog: Biscuit, 4-year-old beagle.\n- Using a $2,000 bill as my example (what my neighbor's dog's surgery cost).\n- Coworker says pet insurance is never worth it.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the old premium","why":"The AI uses $25 for Plan B and misses the updated quote.","fix":"Add: \"Plan B is now $30 a month.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Comparing premiums only","why":"The AI says Plan B is cheaper and never works out the vet bill.","fix":"Say: \"Add premiums, the deductible and my share of the rest of a $2,000 bill.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"No math shown","why":"The AI gives totals with no working, so you can't check them.","fix":"Show it: \"1. Plan A: $40 x 12 = $480 + $250 + 10% of $1,750 ($175) = $905\".","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting advice","why":"The AI weighs pros and cons and nudges you toward one option.","fix":"Add: \"The last line only says which costs less and by how much. No advice.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 80 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 22 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the updated premium","patterns":["\\$?30","updated","nov(ember)? 3"]},{"label":"Counts the vet bill","patterns":["\\$?2,?000","deductible","reimburs","my share"]},{"label":"Shows the math","patterns":["x\\s*12","show.{0,15}(math|work)"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,20}(lines?|numbered|items?|steps?)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Premiums are only half the cost. Tell the AI the example bill, every piece to add, which premium is current, and show it one line.","rubricLabels":["Line 1 gives Plan A as $905 for the year ($480 premiums + $250 deductible + 10% of $1,750 = $175)","Line 2 gives Plan B as $1,160 using the updated $30 premium ($360 premiums + $500 deductible + 20% of $1,500 = $300), not a figure based on $25","Line 3 says Plan A costs $255 less in that year, and the answer gives no advice beyond the numbers"]}