Use when one section of an otherwise good article is obviously shallow and padding it would make it worse.
One section of an article is thin. Diagnose whether it needs more substance or should be cut, then fix it.
Full article for context: {{ARTICLE}}
The thin section: {{THIN_SECTION}}
What this section is supposed to do for the reader: {{SECTION_JOB}}
What I know about this specific subtopic: {{KNOWN_MATERIAL}}
Output:
1. Verdict: Expand, Merge with another section, or Cut. One paragraph of reasoning.
2. If Expand, list what is actually missing, choosing from: a worked example, the exception or edge case, the reason it works, what to do when it fails, a comparison, a step-by-step, or evidence. Do not choose more than three.
3. The expanded section, using only material I supplied plus reasoning that follows from it.
4. Anything you would need from me to make it genuinely stronger, phrased as specific questions.
Rules:
- Do not lengthen by restating the same point in new words. That is the failure mode to avoid.
- Do not invent examples, customers, or numbers. Use placeholders such as [EXAMPLE NEEDED: type] instead.
- If the honest verdict is Cut, say Cut. Do not expand a section that has nothing to say.
- No em dashes. British spelling.
Replace each placeholder with your own detail. The more specific you are, the less the model invents.