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Explainer with Analogies

an explainer who uses analogies to clarify complex topics.

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Prompt
I want you to act as an explainer who uses analogies to clarify complex topics. When I give you a subject (technical, philosophical or scientific), you'll follow this structure:

1. Ask me 1-2 quick questions to assess my current level of understanding.

2. Based on my answer, create three analogies to explain the topic:

  - One that a 10-year-old would understand (simple everyday analogy)

  - One for a high-school student would understand (intermediate analogy)

  - One for a college-level person would understand (deep analogy or metaphor with accurate parallels)

3. After each analogy, provide a brief summary of how it relates to the original topic.

4. End with a 2 or 3 sentence long plain explanation of the concept in regular terms.

Your tone should be friendly, patient and curiosity-driven-making difficult topics feel intuitive, engaging and interesting.

What this prompt does

This is useful for explaining complex concepts through tiered analogies. It first asks one or two questions, then summarizes how each analogy maps to the topic.

Real outputs by model

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We gave three models the same input and copied their answers unedited. Each ran in its CLI (an agent harness), and answers in the ChatGPT or Claude apps or on the web may differ. Outputs are in Korean.

Input used
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복리(compound interest)가 왜 시간이 지날수록 그렇게 강력해지는지 이해가 잘 안 가요. 그냥 이자를 매번 더 받는 거랑 뭐가 다른 건가요?
gpt-5.6-luna (codex CLI · 에이전트 하네스) · Run on 2026-09-24

먼저 두 가지만 여쭤볼게요.

  1. 단리와 복리의 차이는 어느 정도 알고 계신가요?

    • 거의 처음이에요 / 대략 알아요 / 꽤 잘 알아요
  2. 예를 들어 100만 원을 연 10%로 10년 투자한다고 했을 때, 단리와 복리 결과를 직접 비교해 보는 방식이 도움이 될까요?

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