How-to · INT · INT.2

Ask for three options, not one answer

Requesting multiple distinct options with tradeoffs turns the model from oracle into idea generator — and keeps judgment human.

Open any chat tool and paste: 'Give 3 genuinely different ways to handle a teammate who keeps missing deadlines. For each: the approach in one line, when it works, when it backfires.' You're done when you've picked one — and can say why you rejected the other two.

Worked example

One answer invites blind trust. Three options with tradeoffs invite judgment — yours. Asking for alternatives is the cheapest way to stay the decision-maker while the model does the legwork.

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