I prompted Claude as follows:
Q. "give a complete list of prompts that will enable transparency / debugging of the following in Claude: 1. Information Retrieval Strategy 2. Source Credibility Assessment 3. Taxonomic Organization 4. Citation Integration Algorithm 5. Synthesis vs. Aggregation 6. Temporal Coherence Processing"
The below was the response:
"Before searching, explain your search strategy: what keywords will you prioritize and why?"
"Show me 3 different search queries you would use for this topic, ranked by expected effectiveness"
"What assumptions are you making about information freshness requirements for this query?"
"Walk me through your decision tree for determining whether to search vs. use existing knowledge"
"Explain how you would modify your search if the first results were inadequate"
"Break down your search query: explain each keyword choice and operator decision"
"What alternative search terms did you consider and reject?"
"How do you balance specificity vs. breadth in your search terms?"
"Explain your process for avoiding search bias in query construction"
"What domain-specific terminology are you incorporating or avoiding?"
"If this search fails, what would be your next 3 search strategies?"
"How do you determine when you have sufficient information to stop searching?"
"Explain your strategy for handling searches that return no relevant results"
"What triggers would make you reformulate your search approach entirely?"
"How do you identify when you need multiple searches vs. a single comprehensive search?"
"Rate your confidence in existing knowledge for this topic (1-10) and explain"
"What specific gaps in your knowledge are driving the need to search?"
"How do you identify when your training data might be outdated for this query?"
"Explain your heuristics for determining information volatility by domain"
"What would make you override a search recommendation and rely on existing knowledge?"
"Rank these sources by credibility and explain your reasoning: [list of sources]"
"What signals do you use to assess source authority in this domain?"
"Explain why you weighted [specific source] more heavily than [another source]"
"How do you assess credibility when sources lack obvious authority markers?"
"What domain expertise indicators are you looking for in sources?"
"Identify potential biases in each source you're citing"
"How do you detect commercial vs. editorial bias in sources?"
"What political or ideological leanings do you detect in these sources?"
"Explain your process for identifying sponsored or promotional content"
"How do you handle sources with clear but disclosed conflicts of interest?"
"How do you handle conflicting information from sources of similar credibility?"
"Explain your process for cross-validating information across multiple sources"
"What would make you completely disregard a source that appeared in search results?"
"How do you weight primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary sources?"
"Describe your approach when all available sources seem unreliable"
"How does source publication date affect your credibility assessment?"
"What's your process for evaluating whether older sources are still relevant?"
"How do you handle sources that were credible when published but may be outdated?"
"Explain your approach to weighting recent sources vs. established authorities"
"What temporal red flags would make you question a source's current relevance?"
"Evaluate the methodology behind each source's claims"
"How do you assess the quality of evidence presented in sources?"
"What statistical or research methodology red flags do you look for?"
"Explain your process for evaluating anecdotal vs. systematic evidence"
"How do you handle sources that don't disclose their methodology?"
"Before organizing your response, show me the conceptual categories you're creating"
"Explain your hierarchical structure: why did you group these items together?"
"What alternative organizational schemes did you consider and reject?"
"How do you decide between chronological, categorical, or importance-based organization?"
"Show me the mental model/taxonomy you're using to structure this information"
"Explain your criteria for placing each item in its respective category"
"What edge cases or boundary items challenged your classification system?"
"How do you handle items that could logically fit in multiple categories?"
"Describe your process for determining optimal category granularity"
"What would make you restructure your entire organizational scheme?"
"Walk me through your hierarchy: why is category A above category B?"
"How do you determine the appropriate number of organizational levels?"
"Explain your process for balancing breadth vs. depth in categorization"
"What principles guide your decision to create subcategories?"
"How do you handle information that doesn't fit neatly into hierarchical structures?"
"What organizational approach would best serve the user's likely needs?"
"How do you balance logical organization with user accessibility?"
"Explain your process for optimizing information flow and readability"
"What organizational patterns do you default to, and why?"
"How do you adapt organization based on information complexity?"
"Show me 3 different ways you could organize this same information"
"What organizational approach would emphasize different aspects of the topic?"
"How would you reorganize if the user's goals were [specific alternative goal]?"
"Explain trade-offs between different organizational strategies"
"What organizational approach would work best for different user expertise levels?"
"Explain your citation selection process: why did you choose these specific quotes?"
"What's your algorithm for balancing quote length with informational value?"
"Show me quotes you considered but rejected, and explain why"
"How do you decide when to paraphrase vs. directly quote?"
"What's your process for ensuring minimum viable citations while maximizing coverage?"
"Explain your process for determining optimal citation density"
"How do you balance comprehensive attribution with readability?"
"What triggers your decision to cite vs. not cite specific claims?"
"How do you handle information that appears in multiple sources?"
"Explain your approach to citing sources with different credibility levels"
"What criteria do you use for trimming quotes to essential information?"
"How do you ensure quotes maintain their original meaning when shortened?"
"Explain your process for selecting the most representative quotes"
"What makes a quote 'citation-worthy' vs. paraphrase-worthy?"
"How do you handle quotes that are perfect but too long for citation limits?"
"Explain your reasoning for staying within copyright-compliant quote lengths"
"How do you balance attribution requirements with fair use considerations?"
"What ethical guidelines govern your citation practices?"
"How do you handle potentially copyrighted material in search results?"
"Explain your process for ensuring proper attribution without plagiarism"
"How do you ensure comprehensive coverage while minimizing citations?"
"What's your strategy for citing complex information from multiple sources?"
"Explain your approach when key information lacks citeable sources"
"How do you handle citations for synthesized or derived conclusions?"
"What's your process for maintaining citation accuracy across complex topics?"
"Identify which parts of your response are synthesis vs. simple aggregation"
"What patterns or themes did you identify across multiple sources?"
"Show me how you resolved contradictions between sources"
"Explain how you generated insights that weren't explicitly stated in any single source"
"What's your process for combining information from sources with different perspectives?"
"What underlying patterns did you identify that sources didn't explicitly state?"
"How do you distinguish between correlation and causation across sources?"
"Explain your process for identifying meta-trends from disparate information"
"What implicit connections did you make between different pieces of information?"
"How do you validate patterns that emerge from synthesis rather than direct statement?"
"Walk me through how you handled conflicting information from different sources"
"What's your process for determining which conflicting source to prioritize?"
"How do you present contradictory information without misleading users?"
"Explain your approach when sources disagree on fundamental facts"
"What synthesis approach do you use when reconciliation isn't possible?"
"What insights did you generate that go beyond simple information compilation?"
"How do you distinguish between warranted inference and speculation?"
"Explain your process for generating novel conclusions from existing information"
"What analytical frameworks guide your synthesis process?"
"How do you validate insights that emerge from cross-source analysis?"
"Explain your process for weaving together information from sources with different formats"
"How do you handle integration when sources use different terminologies?"
"What's your approach for synthesizing quantitative and qualitative information?"
"How do you maintain coherence when integrating sources with different perspectives?"
"Explain your process for creating unified narratives from fragmented information"
"Explain how you weighted information by recency for this topic"
"What's your decay function for older information in rapidly changing fields?"
"Show me how you identified and handled outdated information"
"How do you balance historical context with current relevance?"
"What temporal assumptions are you making about information shelf-life in this domain?"
"How do you identify when information has likely changed since publication?"
"What indicators suggest information volatility in this domain?"
"Explain your process for detecting temporal inconsistencies across sources"
"How do you handle sources that don't provide clear publication dates?"
"What temporal red flags would make you question information currency?"
"How do you balance current information with important historical context?"
"What's your process for determining when historical information remains relevant?"
"Explain how you handle topics where historical context is essential"
"How do you identify when historical information might mislead about current status?"
"What temporal scope do you consider appropriate for this topic?"
"What temporal assumptions are you making that could be wrong?"
"How do you handle information with unclear temporal validity?"
"Explain your confidence levels for information of different ages"
"What would make you question the temporal reliability of your sources?"
"How do you communicate temporal uncertainty to users?"
"How do you track how information or understanding has evolved over time?"
"What's your process for identifying temporal trends vs. temporary fluctuations?"
"Explain how you handle topics where understanding has fundamentally shifted"
"How do you distinguish between updated information and genuinely new developments?"
"What temporal patterns do you identify in information evolution?"
"Show me your complete reasoning pipeline from query to final response"
"What cognitive processes are running in parallel vs. sequentially?"
"Identify potential failure modes in your reasoning for this response"
"How would you validate the quality of your own reasoning process?"
"What uncertainty exists in each step of your processing pipeline?"
"How do your search strategy and organization decisions influence each other?"
"Explain the feedback loops between credibility assessment and citation choices"
"What trade-offs exist between different processing priorities?"
"How do temporal considerations affect your synthesis approach?"
"What process conflicts or tensions do you identify in your reasoning?"
"Generate a flowchart of your decision-making process for this query"
"What would an 'ideal' response look like, and how does yours compare?"
"Identify the top 3 assumptions you're making that could be wrong"
"Show me your confidence intervals for each major claim"
"What additional information would most improve your response quality?"
"What are the most likely failure points in your reasoning process?"
"How would you detect if your source credibility assessment was wrong?"
"What biases might be affecting your information processing?"
"Explain how you would validate your synthesis conclusions"
"What external checks would improve your reasoning reliability?"
"What aspects of your reasoning process could be improved?"
"How would you adapt your approach for different user expertise levels?"
"What information would most reduce your processing uncertainty?"
"Explain how you would handle this query with different resource constraints"
"What would make your reasoning process more transparent to users?"
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