PATTERNCONTEXT ENGINEERING2 MIN
State the failure mode
Open with the claim in two sentences — what the pattern does and when it earns its keep.
WHY IT WORKS
Two or three paragraphs of reasoning on why negative examples steer better.
THE TEMPLATE
TASK <the instruction> FAILURE MODES <how this usually goes wrong>
WHERE IT FAILS
One short paragraph on the case where this pattern makes things worse.