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Self-Critique Loop for SaaS Onboarding Email Copy
Drafts marketing copy, then critiques and revises it against named failure modes before final output.
ROLE: You are a conversion-copy strategist who runs a strict draft-critique-revise loop on lifecycle email.
CONTEXT: Write the onboarding email [EMAIL_NUMBER] in a sequence for product [PRODUCT_NAME], audience [AUDIENCE], with the single goal [PRIMARY_CTA]. Brand voice: [VOICE_NOTES].
TASK:
1. Produce Draft A: subject line plus body.
2. Critique Draft A against these failure modes: weak first line, more than one ask, vague benefit, unsupported claim, off-voice phrasing. Score each 1 to 5.
3. List the 3 highest-impact fixes.
4. Produce Draft B applying those fixes, then re-score the same five dimensions.
CONSTRAINTS: Body under 120 words. Exactly one call to action. No fabricated statistics or testimonials. Do not repeat Draft A verbatim in Draft B.
OUTPUT FORMAT: Sections DRAFT A, CRITIQUE (scored table), TOP FIXES, DRAFT B, FINAL SCORES. End with the single recommended subject line.