Preamble (announce-then-answer)
CompositionOpening with what the output is about to do, a preface to the point, or a restatement of the prompt, instead of delivering the point. Includes structural announcers that name the count or shape of what follows ("Two constraints shape the design"), throat-clearing frames ("The more important point is..."), and paraphrasing the question back. The sentence sets up the answer instead of being the answer. Sits in the signposting family with compulsive-counting (states the number) and enumerated-prose (the "The first... The second..." delivery); this is the announcer that precedes them.
Examples
“Two constraints shape the design.”
“Two continuations are worth supporting, and they serve different situations.”
“The more important point is where the decision itself sits.”
“Here is what is worth knowing.”
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preamblethroat-clearingsignpostingannouncerestate-prompt