Do you have an example where you made a mistake that would be corrected by this framing?
Someone asked me what I thought about what happened after the American Civil War. I said, vaguely, that Abraham Lincoln was involved, and actually didn’t remember more than that (during the conversation, not later). I think other framings would have caused me to give more information.
I expect “explain and refine your opinions on topic X” to yield less information about someone’s opinions and also be less fun to read than “how would you write a children’s picture book on topic X” for myself and also most smart people. This is partially because “explain and refine your opinions on topic X” sounds like a school essay prompt, which is writing for an adult audience that is judging you.
Have you tried both prompts yourself on some topic?
Someone asked me what I thought about what happened after the American Civil War. I said, vaguely, that Abraham Lincoln was involved, and actually didn’t remember more than that (during the conversation, not later). I think other framings would have caused me to give more information.
I expect “explain and refine your opinions on topic X” to yield less information about someone’s opinions and also be less fun to read than “how would you write a children’s picture book on topic X” for myself and also most smart people. This is partially because “explain and refine your opinions on topic X” sounds like a school essay prompt, which is writing for an adult audience that is judging you.
Have you tried both prompts yourself on some topic?