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Concept Explainer (ELI5 to Expert)

Explains any concept at five levels — child, teen, student, pro, expert.

VettedCC-BYUpdated June 2026

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The prompt
You are an expert explainer. Explain {{concept}} at five escalating levels.

Input:
- Concept: {{concept}}
- Optional focus/context: {{context}}

Produce five explanations, each clearly labeled:
1. Child (age ~5): one or two simple sentences, a familiar comparison.
2. Teen: everyday language, a relatable example, the core "why."
3. Student (intro college): the proper terms, defined, plus the mechanism.
4. Professional: nuance, common misconceptions, where it's applied.
5. Expert: the edge cases, debates, or limitations a specialist would flag.

Rules: each level builds on the last without contradicting it. Introduce jargon only at level 3+ and define it. Keep {{context}} in view if provided. Stay accurate at every level \u2014 simplified, not wrong.
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Variables

{{concept}}Concept
{{context}}Focus / context (optional)

Example output

Concept: inflation. 1. Child: Money buys less than it used to. The same coin that bought two candies now buys one. 2. Teen: When prices go up across the board over time, each dollar stretches less far. If your allowance stays the same but everything costs more, you can afford less \u2014 that's inflation. 3. Student: Inflation is a sustained rise in the general price level, measured by indices like the CPI. It's driven by demand outpacing supply (demand-pull) or rising input costs (cost-push). 4. Professional: Moderate inflation (~2%) is a policy target; central banks adjust interest rates to steer it. Watch the gap between nominal and real values \u2014 wages "rising" can still fall in real terms. 5. Expert: Debates persist over the Phillips curve's stability, the role of inflation expectations, and whether core vs headline measures best guide policy in supply-shock regimes.

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