Recorded run · People · 2026-09-15
A friend is moving this weekend and asked for my help. My weekend is already full. What do I say?
Two candidate answers were submitted. Decider picked one and reported how close the call was. The reasoning below is the run's own output, published verbatim.
I cannot give you the weekend — I am already committed. I can pay for the van, or come and help you unpack on Sunday.
I can do Saturday morning and then I have to go. If that is not enough, tell me now so you can find someone with the whole day.
Option B is the better choice because it combines a clear, honest boundary with practical, actionable help. It offers a concrete and time-limited commitment—helping Saturday morning—while immediately telling the friend that if partial help is not enough, they need to know now so they can arrange someone with the full day. This respects the reality that moving requires planning and labor in advance, and it prevents the friend from relying on insufficient help or being left stranded by vague or late notice. It also balances empathy with assertiveness: it supports the friend without pretending that the whole weekend is available. Option A is well-intentioned and generous, but it is weaker because it substitutes money for the actual labor needed, may create an overcommitment or inconsistency with the premise that the weekend is already full, and leaves the friend with an ambiguous either/or plan rather than a clear practical commitment. Option B may stretch the stated availability slightly, but it does so transparently and with a built-in contingency, making it the more considerate, useful, and realistic response.
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The confidence value is calibrated against outcomes, not a vibe: on JudgeBench, judgements Decider rates 90%+ were correct 99.6% of the time, and the 80–90% band 94.0%. The lowest band flags near-ties where either choice is defensible — an answer, not a failure. Full tables: the product page.
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Prefer the other side? Option A is right there above — the point of a calibrated reading is that you can tell a decisive call from a coin flip.