# Complex ideas in plain language — prompt for ChatGPT

Explain a term or process at the reader's level, retaining important limitations from the source material.

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Model: ChatGPT

Category: Writing

Tags: explanation, terms, example

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Complex ideas in plain language

## Prompt

Explain this material to {audience}: {source}. Start with the essence in two sentences, then work through one concrete example and a short section titled ‘Where this explanation simplifies things’. Define new terms on first use. If using an analogy, state its limits. Preserve the source's conditions and exceptions; add no unsupported facts. Finish with three questions readers can use to check their understanding.

## Template fields

- `{audience}` — Who the explanation is for. Example input: What the reader already knows and why the topic matters to them
- `{source}` — Source material. Example input: Paste a documentation excerpt or explanation

## Launch

[Open ChatGPT in YesAI](https://yesai.su/en/chatgpt)