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Chapter 3: Advanced Prompting Techniques

This chapter explores sophisticated prompting strategies including reasoning patterns, meta-cognitive approaches, and cutting-edge techniques developed in 2025.

Series in This Chapter​

Series 1: Reasoning and Thinking Patterns​

  • Article 31: Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting: The Foundation
  • Article 32: Self-Consistency: Improving CoT with Multiple Outputs
  • Article 33: Tree of Thoughts (ToT): Exploring Multiple Reasoning Paths
  • Article 34: Step-by-Step Rationalization (STaR): Justifying Decisions
  • Article 35: Recursive Thought Expansion (RTE): Dynamic Reasoning Depth

Series 2: Meta-Cognitive Techniques​

  • Article 36: Meta-Cognition Prompting: Teaching Models to Think About Thinking
  • Article 37: Self-Skepticism Reinforcement: Building Critical Thinking
  • Article 38: Adversarial Self-Critique: Improving Through Opposition
  • Article 39: Iterative Contradiction Resolution: Resolving Conflicts
  • Article 40: Cognitive Dissonance Induction: Forcing Deeper Analysis

Series 3: Advanced Reasoning Frameworks​

  • Article 41: ReAct: Combining Reasoning and Acting
  • Article 42: Reflexion: Reinforcing Language Agents with Verbal Reinforcement
  • Article 43: Program-Aided Language Models (PAL): Code-Assisted Reasoning
  • Article 44: Symbolic Reasoning and Logic Integration
  • Article 45: Hyperdimensional Pattern Matching: Cross-Domain Insights

Series 4: Emerging Techniques (2025 Developments)​

  • Article 46: Simulated Multi-Agent Debate (SMAD): Internal Dialogues
  • Article 47: Conditional Abstraction Scaling: Adaptive Complexity
  • Article 48: Temporal Context Augmentation: Time-Aware Reasoning
  • Article 49: Convergent & Divergent Thinking: Balancing Creativity and Logic
  • Article 50: Zero-Shot Concept Fusion: Novel Idea Generation

Learning Objectives​

By the end of this chapter, you will:

  • Master advanced reasoning techniques for complex problem-solving
  • Understand meta-cognitive approaches to prompt engineering
  • Be familiar with state-of-the-art reasoning frameworks
  • Know how to apply the latest 2025 developments in prompting
  • Be able to select and combine techniques for maximum effectiveness