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Iterative follow-up questioning

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Continuing from your last answer. Your conclusion was: {{prior conclusion}}. (1) List the three premises that conclusion depends on; (2) I question the second one ({{my challenge}}) — re-derive the conclusion assuming that premise fails; (3) do not overturn everything just to accommodate me: if the conclusion holds, say so and explain why; (4) give me a way to test, using real-world information, which premise is correct; (5) update the conclusion and mark exactly what changed.

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Replace the {{variables}} with your own details, then paste the whole block into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other assistant. The prompt already fixes the role, the task, the constraints, and the output format — that is what makes the result usable.

Chinese version

基于你上一条回答,我们继续。上一轮你给的结论是:{{上轮结论}}。请:1) 先列出这个结论成立所依赖的三个前提;2) 我质疑其中第二个前提({{我的质疑}}),请重新推演——如果这个前提不成立,结论会怎样变化;3) 不要为了迁就我而全盘推翻,如果结论依然成立,明确说为什么;4) 给一个判定方法:我怎么用现实中的信息验证哪个前提是对的;5) 更新你的结论,并标注这次修改了哪些部分。

FAQ

What is this prompt for?

Continuing from your last answer.

Do I need to pay to use it?

No — this prompt is in the free tier and is shown in full.

Does it work with any AI model?

Yes. It is plain text, so it works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and any other assistant.

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