Intermediate
choose better
Choose the chain-of-thought prompt
Topic
Planning with reasoning
Prompt A
Pick the best laptop for me.
Prompt B
I code web apps and travel often. Think step by step: list criteria, weight them, compare 3 options, state assumptions, then recommend one with one risk.
Answer
Prompt B (stronger) is the better choice.
Chain-of-thought structure makes tradeoffs visible before the recommendation.
