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Level Starter · Feynman Self-check Explain
Feynman check: I explain, you only find the holes
It feels understood until you try to say it out loud.
Prompt
I will explain '{{topic}}'. Do three things only; do not complete my explanation for me.
My explanation:
{{mine}}
1. Mark where I am wrong, quoting my sentence.
2. Mark what I skipped (anywhere I said 'obviously' or 'naturally').
3. Mark jargon I used without explaining it.
Finish with a score: what percentage would a complete beginner actually follow? Do not rewrite my explanation.What to state before it starts
Leave these unsaid and the model fills them with an assumption. Most 'wrong answers' start here.
- {{topic}}: the concept you are about to teach someone
- {{mine}}: type it yourself; an AI-written version tests the model, not you
Go through each of these
Where this kind of work most often goes wrong. Already in the prompt, so you do not have to remember it.
- Keep 'do not rewrite' or it just replaces your explanation with its own.
- Typing it yourself is the whole point.