Explain Fingers

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name: explain-fingers
description: >-
  Explain in simple terms — mode of maximum simplicity for a NON-technical audience. Use when: asked to "explain in simple terms", "like to a dinosaur/mammoth", "explain simply", "ELI5", "I don't understand", "try explaining again", or when context shows the person is lost (complex topic, lots of jargon, repeated "what?"). Mandatory: everyday analogy first line, steps one at a time, real example, short summary, comprehension check at the end. NOT for: technical breakdown for a developer (normal style there), short fact answers, when "briefly" was requested.
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# Explain in simple terms

Explain unfamiliar concepts to a non-technical audience using everyday analogies.

## When to use

- "explain in simple terms", "like to a dinosaur", "explain simply", "ELI5", "I don't understand";
- the interlocutor is confused: asking again, requesting "one more time", the topic is new to them;
- a complex abstraction that needs to be conveyed to a person without context.

Do NOT use: technical breakdown for a developer, fact answer "yes/no",
when "briefly" was explicitly requested.

## Method (5 steps, in order)

1. **Analogy first line.** The unfamiliar — through the familiar, from everyday life:
   "like a doctors' council", "like a warehouse and delivery people", "like QC at a factory",
   "like three witnesses at an interrogation." One analogy, maximum two.
2. **Who is who.** Name the actors in terms of the analogy: "three
   doctors from different schools", "chief doctor", "inspector."
3. **Steps one at a time.** What happens, step by step, without overload: 3-5 steps,
   each — one action. No more than one term per step; jargon — only
   with explanation in parentheses.
4. **Real example.** Short example from real life (not abstract):
   "you wrote code → three experts look separately → chief doctor
   asks clarification → one decision."