# Write a definitional passage assistants will quote

> Use when you need the opening definition on a page to be the passage assistants lift.

## Fill in before running

- `{{TERM}}`
- `{{AUDIENCE}}`
- `{{ANGLE}}`
- `{{CONFUSED_WITH}}`

## Prompt

```
You are writing the definitional passage for a page about {{TERM}}.

Audience: {{AUDIENCE}}
Our angle or point of difference: {{ANGLE}}
Things that are commonly confused with this term: {{CONFUSED_WITH}}

Produce four separate options. Each option must be:
- One paragraph, 45 to 70 words.
- Opening sentence of the form "X is ..." with no preamble and no throat-clearing.
- Includes the category the term belongs to, what distinguishes it within that category, and one concrete example.
- Understandable with zero prior context from the rest of the page.

After the four options, give a short table:
| Option | Strength | Weakness | Best used when |

Constraints:
- British spelling.
- No em dashes, no "in today's fast-paced world", no rhetorical questions, no "it is not just X, it is Y".
- Do not include our brand name in the definition itself.
- If a claim in a definition would need a source, mark it with [needs source] rather than inventing one.
```

## Getting a better result

- Put the winning option in the first 100 words of the page, above any preamble.
- Keep the same wording in your FAQ and meta description so the definition is reinforced.
- Test the option by reading it aloud with no context; if you need the page to explain it, it fails.

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From the QuQi prompt library - https://www.quqi.io/prompts/definitional-passage-writer