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Here's the prompt I paste to stop a model from hedging and actually make a call

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I test too many tools and I write a lot of honest side-by-side comparisons, so I ask models to help me decide things constantly. The most annoying failure mode is the hedge. You ask which option is better and you get "it depends on your needs," three balanced paragraphs, and no actual recommendatio…

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  1. 2026-09-16 11:05 · r/PromptEngineering
    Here's the prompt I paste to stop a model from hedging and actually make a call

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