{"id":"res-col-econ-draft-outdated-figures","audience":"college","category":"fact-checking","technique":"verification","title":"Find outdated figures in your group's economics draft","free":false,"task":"Your Economics 201 group draft cites county data, and the county released updated figures last week. You want one numbered line per figure in the draft, under 60 words total, labeled Current, Outdated, or Not in table, with the 2026 figure after any Outdated label. Use only the updated 2026 table, plain text, nothing else.","materialLabel":"The updated county data table and your group's draft figures (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"CLARK COUNTY ECONOMIC PROFILE - 2026 update (released Oct 29)\nUnemployment rate: 4.1% (2025: 4.6%)\nMedian household income: $68,300 (2025: $66,900)\nMedian home price: $342,000 (2025: $331,000)\nPopulation: 412,800 (2025: 409,500)\nShare of workers in manufacturing: 14% (2025: 15%)\nSource: Clark County Office of Economic Analysis. Figures for 2025 have been replaced and should not be cited in new work. Commuting data is published separately each spring.\n\n-----\nOUR GROUP DRAFT - figures cited (written Oct 10)\n1. Unemployment rate: 4.6%\n2. Median household income: $68,300\n3. Median home price: $331,000\n4. Population: about 413,000\n5. Average commute: 24 minutes\n\nDue Friday. Dr. Mensah said she'll take points off for stale data.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not naming the update","why":"The table shows both years, and the AI may accept last year's numbers as fine.","fix":"Say: \"Only the 2026 figures count.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Calling missing data wrong","why":"The commute isn't in the table, so it needs a source, not an 'outdated' label.","fix":"Add: \"If the table doesn't have it, label it Not in table.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Getting analysis","why":"The AI starts interpreting the trends for your paper.","fix":"Say: \"Label only. No analysis.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands 10-20% over.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 10 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in your group doc comments.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives exact labels","patterns":["current","outdated","not in (the )?table","label"]},{"label":"Names the update","patterns":["2026","updated","oct(ober)?\\.? 29","not (2025|last year)"]},{"label":"Asks for the new figure","patterns":["2026 figure","new (number|figure)","updated (number|figure)","give the"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?sentence","word (limit|count)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"When data gets updated, old numbers look just as official. Tell the AI which year counts, give it labels, and ask for the new figure.","rubricLabels":["Labels figure 1 Outdated (now 4.1%) and figure 3 Outdated (now $342,000)","Labels figures 2 and 4 Current (about 413,000 rounds 412,800), and figure 5 (commute) Not in table","Outputs only the numbered labeled lines: no intro, no rewritten paragraph, no economic analysis"]}