Unit 1: Keep the facts exact · Lesson 3 of 3 · about 5 min

Keep the numbers straight in a post breakdown

You want to learn why a big post worked. You have its public numbers, and you want the mechanics behind the reach, not a pep talk.

You're practising: Checking that a breakdown uses the post's real public numbers and makes no promises.

The mistake to catch: AI rounds, drops or rewrites the details that matter: amounts, invoice numbers, dates.

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1. Open the prompt

Open Break down why an X post workedand copy its prompt into your AI. Any AI works.

2. Give it this sample data

Post (sample public numbers, read Oct 30, 2026): a long post from a large AI researcher account, about 4.4M followers, Oct 2, 2026.
Views: about 8.0M
Likes: 56.2K
Bookmarks: 82.2K
Reposts: 6.7K
Quotes: 1.6K
Replies: 1.7K

Your task: Ask your AI to break down the opening hook, structure, pattern, claim strength and realistic reach, using only these numbers.

3. Paste your AI's answer

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Hook: the first line names a coming shift and promises tips, framing a problem and the fix in one breath.
Structure: four labeled steps, each ending with "But even better:", then a 2-bullet summary.
Pattern: escalation plus a curiosity gap. Concrete names make it feel insider.
Claim strength: first-hand tips, not tested proof. Solid as tips, weak as proof.
Reach: saved more than liked, 82.2K bookmarks vs 56.2K likes, a bookmark-to-like ratio of about 1.5, the mark of a reference post. Most of the reach comes from the 4.4M-follower account; a small account would not get this reach from the same format.

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Keep the numbers straight in a post breakdown

1. Open the prompt

2. Give it this sample data

3. Paste your AI's answer

Passed. Here's one answer that also passes, to compare

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