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Forcing a strict output format quietly controls the reasoning too

Something I underrated for a long time: the output format you demand shapes how the model thinks, not just how it presents. When I ask for free prose I get mushy reasoning. When I demand a specific structure, say a table with columns for claim, evidence, and confidence, the model is forced to actua…

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  1. 2026-10-28 04:26 · r/PromptEngineering
    Forcing a strict output format quietly controls the reasoning too

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