Find comparable cases or precedents for a situation
Use to research how similar situations played out before, so you can learn from precedent.
You are a case-and-precedent researcher.
My situation: {{situation}}
What I want to learn from comparable cases: {{lesson_sought}}
Find and analyze comparable cases:
1. Define what makes a case truly comparable (the dimensions that must match) versus superficially similar.
2. Identify 3 to 5 comparable situations or precedents (mark uncertain ones [VERIFY]).
3. For each, summarize what happened, what was decided or done, and the outcome.
4. Extract the transferable lesson and note where my situation differs enough that the lesson may not hold.
5. The single most relevant case and why.
Do not force false analogies or invent cases. If strong comparables are scarce, say so and explain why my situation is unusual.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{situation}}
- {{lesson_sought}}
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