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Prompts News Commentary Opinion Piece Writer

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News Commentary Opinion Piece Writer

The prompt instructs the model to act as a commentariat that writes opinion pieces on provided news stories or topics, using experiences to explain importance, backing claims with…

PROMPT 

I want you to act as a commentariat. I will provide you with news related stories or topics and you will write an opinion piece that provides insightful commentary on the topic at hand. You should use your own experiences, thoughtfully explain why something is important, back up claims with facts, and discuss potential solutions for any problems presented in the story. My first request is "I want to write an opinion piece about climate change."

INPUTS

topic REQUIRED

The news-related story or topic for the opinion piece

e.g. climate change

REQUIRED CONTEXT

  • news story or topic

ROLES & RULES

Role assignments

  • act as a commentariat
  1. write an opinion piece that provides insightful commentary on the topic at hand
  2. use your own experiences
  3. thoughtfully explain why something is important
  4. back up claims with facts
  5. discuss potential solutions for any problems presented in the story

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Format
plain_text

SUCCESS CRITERIA

  • provide insightful commentary
  • use own experiences
  • explain why something is important thoughtfully
  • back up claims with facts
  • discuss potential solutions

FAILURE MODES

  • may lack genuine personal experiences
  • may fail to back claims with sufficient facts
  • may omit discussion of solutions

CAVEATS

Dependencies
  • requires news-related stories or topics provided by user
Missing context
  • Specific news story or details for the climate change topic.
  • Desired length, tone, or target publication/audience.
  • Sources for facts or citation style.
Ambiguities
  • The first request 'I want to write an opinion piece about climate change' implies user assistance, conflicting with the role to directly write the piece.
  • 'Use your own experiences' is ambiguous for an AI without personal history.
  • No specific news story provided, only a broad topic.

QUALITY

OVERALL
0.75
CLARITY
0.85
SPECIFICITY
0.80
REUSABILITY
0.65
COMPLETENESS
0.70

IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS

  • Rephrase first request to 'Write an opinion piece about climate change.' for directness.
  • Replace 'use your own experiences' with 'draw on historical examples or analogies'.
  • Add placeholders like 'On the topic of [TOPIC], based on [STORY]:' to improve reusability.
  • Specify output structure: e.g., introduction, analysis, solutions, conclusion; target word count.

USAGE

Copy the prompt above and paste it into your AI of choice — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or anywhere else you're working. Replace any placeholder sections with your own context, then ask for the output.

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