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Role Prompting

Role prompting tells the model to adopt a specific persona or expertise ('act as a tax attorney') to shape its answer.

Role prompting assigns the model an identity or expertise — 'You are a senior financial analyst,' 'Act as a copy editor' — so its vocabulary, depth, and priorities match that role. It's a fast way to raise the register and focus of an answer.

It shapes style and framing but does not add real credentials or verified facts. A model told it's a lawyer still isn't one; treat its output as a structured draft to verify, not authoritative advice.

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