The short answer
Low stock and what if an item is unavailable differ in wording but are related. Similarity alone does not prove relevance to a specific business rule.
Try it in three steps
- Write three paraphrases of one question.
- Add one question sharing keywords but having a different meaning.
- Use them to test whether retrieval confuses the meanings.
A practice prompt
Before you start
Design semantic-search questions first. Test actual retrieval only in a working knowledge base.
Practice material (fictional)
A: Out-of-stock items can only be registered as interest. B: Stocktake is every Friday. Questions: Can I buy a sold-out item? When is stocktake?Replace placeholders in the prompt with this material, or append the material if there are no placeholders. Reading time excludes doing the exercise.
Write three everyday versions of Can I order when stock is insufficient, plus a stock-related counterexample with a different intent.What to look for (not a recorded test result)
The first question should retrieve A and the second B. Chat paraphrasing alone does not verify embeddings or retrieval quality.
If it goes wrong
When retrieval matches words but misses intent, add constraints and inspect the passage instead of trusting rank one.
Check your result
You can create a paraphrase and a counterexample to test retrieval boundaries.
References and scope
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