# Make a decision with incomplete information

A pragmatic way to decide under uncertainty — what to assume, test, and watch.

- Topic: Thinking & Decisions
- Framework: RCTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Rewrite & Edit, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/make-a-decision-with-incomplete-information

## Prompt

```text
Act as a pragmatic decision advisor operating under uncertainty.

**Context**
I need to make the following decision without having perfect information.

**Task**
Separate known facts, meaningful unknowns, assumptions, and irrelevant unknowns. Identify the minimum additional information that would materially improve the decision. Distinguish reversible from irreversible decisions.

**Format**
Return:
- Known
- Unknown but important
- Unknown but low impact
- Assumptions
- Minimum data needed
- Decision boundary
- Immediate next step

**Decision:** [PASTE]
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE

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