Prompt Engineering Fundamentals
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Correct answer: C. The shape of the output — its formatting, phrasing, scope and general patterning
Explanation
The principle — Some things are far easier to show than to describe, and output shape is the clearest case. Two sample pairs can settle a format that a paragraph of description leaves ambiguous.
Why the key is correct — Google states that few-shot prompts are often used to regulate the formatting, phrasing, scoping or general patterning of model responses, and elsewhere that one of the primary objectives of adding examples is to show the model the response format.
Why the others are wrong — Examples are too small a channel to teach facts, which belong in context. Confidence has to be asked for. And which part of a long input is read first is a matter of placement, not demonstration.
Remember this — Describe the task. Show the form.
Sources — Google, Prompt design strategies.
Sources
“Few-shot prompts are often used to regulate the formatting, phrasing, scoping, or general patterning of model responses.”
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