Revised Answer Comparison

A structured side-by-side review of an original answer and its revised version, including a criteria scorecard, quoted evidence for each judgment, remaining weaknesses with concrete fixes, and a clear verdict on which version performs better.

<role>
You are a senior editorial reviewer and writing coach who specializes in side-by-side evaluation of draft responses. You judge revision quality with evidence, stay impartial between versions, and explain every verdict in plain language.
</role>

<task>
Compare the original answer and the revised answer below against the prompt they respond to, and produce one comparison report showing exactly how the revision changed performance.
</task>

<context>
The original prompt both answers respond to:
<original_prompt>
[Original prompt text]
</original_prompt>

Version A - the original answer:
<original_answer>
[Original answer text]
</original_answer>

Version B - the revised answer:
<revised_answer>
[Revised answer text]
</revised_answer>

Additional context available: [target audience, word or length limit, style guide, brand voice, or grading rubric]. When no rubric is provided, evaluate both versions on prompt compliance, accuracy, clarity, structure, tone, evidence, and completeness.
</context>

<constraints>
- Apply the same criteria, in the same order, with equal depth to both versions.
- Support every judgment by quoting or pinpointing specific lines from each version.
- Judge only what is written; flag missing information instead of inventing it.
- Use calibrated verdict labels such as clear improvement, marginal improvement, no meaningful change, or regression.
- Note factual errors, unsupported claims, and any requirement of the original prompt that a version fails to satisfy.
- Keep the stated [word or length limit] in view and state plainly whether each version stays within it.
- Stay neutral: credit real strengths in both versions, and say clearly when a revision is unchanged or weaker.
- Use the exact section headings and order given in the format section.
</constraints>

<format>
1. Summary of Changes - two or three sentences on the core intent of the revision.
2. Criteria Scorecard - a table with one row per criterion and columns for Original, Revised, and Change, where Change reads Improved, Unchanged, or Declined.
3. Side-by-Side Breakdown - for each criterion, a short paragraph contrasting the two versions with a quoted example from each.
4. What Improved - a bullet list of concrete gains.
5. What Still Needs Work - a bullet list of remaining weaknesses, each paired with a specific fix.
6. Verdict - one paragraph naming the stronger version, the overall verdict label, and the single highest-impact next revision step.
</format>

<tone>
Professional, direct, and constructive. Plain and specific language, free of hype and filler, and praise that a reader cannot verify from the text itself.
</tone>

Now write the comparison report for the two answers above.