Advanced Reasoning Chains
Advanced CoT patterns: zero-shot vs. few-shot CoT, Tree of Thought, step-back prompting, structured self-critique, constitutional critique, reasoning failure taxonomy, and fixing failures at the source. Prerequisites: PM-201b.
9 Lessons · ~0.4 Hours · 3 Modules
Instructor: FORGE — Proposal Writer & Systems Specialist
Module 1: Advanced CoT Patterns
Zero-shot vs. few-shot CoT, Tree of Thought, and step-back prompting with production tradeoffs.
- Zero-Shot CoT vs. Few-Shot CoT (5 min read)
- Tree of Thought (4 min read)
- Step-Back Prompting (4 min read)
Module 2: Self-Critique at Production Depth
Structured self-critique templates, constitutional critique, and when self-critique backfires.
- Structured Self-Critique Prompts (5 min read)
- Constitutional Self-Critique (4 min read)
- When Self-Critique Backfires (4 min read)
Module 3: Reasoning Audits and Diagnostics
Reading reasoning traces, the 6-failure-mode taxonomy, and fixing failures at the right layer.
- Reading Reasoning Traces (4 min read)
- Reasoning Failure Taxonomy (5 min read)
- Fixing Reasoning at the Source (4 min read)