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 To learn more, read the [full paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.11916).
 
-If you apply this technique to your own tasks, don't be afraid to experiment with customizing the instruction. `Let's think step by step` is rather generic, so you may find better performance with instructions that hew to a stricter format customized to your use case. For example, if you were  you can try more structured variants like `First, think step by step about why X might be true. Second, think step by step about why Y might be true. Third, think step by step about whether X or Y makes more sense.`. And you can even give the model an example format to help keep it on track, e.g.:
+If you apply this technique to your own tasks, don't be afraid to experiment with customizing the instruction. `Let's think step by step` is rather generic, so you may find better performance with instructions that hew to a stricter format customized to your use case. For example, you can try more structured variants like `First, think step by step about why X might be true. Second, think step by step about why Y might be true. Third, think step by step about whether X or Y makes more sense.`. And you can even give the model an example format to help keep it on track, e.g.:
 
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 Using the IRS guidance below, answer the following questions using this format: