Find where the strategy memo and the budget contradict each other

About this exercise

Compare the two documents and list only real contradictions in a table with the header Topic | Strategy memo says | Budget says. Skip topics where they agree. Quote the figures exactly. After the table add a line "Contradictions found:" followed by the number. Do not decide which document is right. Plain text, under 120 words.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• Listing agreements. The AI includes customers and marketing. Try: Say: "Skip topics where they agree."
• Choosing a winner. The AI says the budget should be fixed. Try: Say: "Do not decide which document is right."
• Paraphrasing figures. The AI rounds or generalizes numbers. Try: Say: "Quote the figures exactly."
• Wrong count line. The AI leaves out the count. Try: Say: "End with Contradictions found: and the number."
• Wrong table. The AI adds columns. Try: Say: "Exactly this header."
• Markdown. The AI bolds topics. Try: Say: "Plain text."
• Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each part instead, for example: "each line under 15 words."

What a strong prompt includes

• Gives the header
• Only contradictions
• Exact figures
• Gives the count line
• No verdict

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