intermediateChapter 6 of 12Exercise 1 of 2

Email Classification

Write a prompt that classifies customer support emails into categories. Claude should output the correct classification including the letter (A-D) and category name, and ONLY that.

Your Task

Write a prompt that classifies emails into: (A) Pre-sale question, (B) Broken or defective item, (C) Billing question, (D) Other. Test it mentally against: "My Mixmaster4000 is producing a strange noise and smells smoky. I need a replacement." (expected: B)

Success Criteria

Prompt must instruct Claude to classify emails into categories A-D. The approach should encourage reasoning before answering.

Recommended Background

Review Formatting Output & Speaking for Claude before attempting this exercise for the best experience.

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