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Reject the Answer and Force a Deeper Second Attempt

A follow-up to paste after a weak reply: it tells the model the framing and depth missed the point and asks for a fresh attempt from a different perspective, with no reused phrasing, going deeper and coming back twice as long and specific.

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That answer is wrong, and not by a little. The framing misses, the depth is thin, and it does not address what I actually need.

Start over from zero:
- Do not reuse any wording from your previous reply.
- Answer as if you were someone else with a completely different point of view.
- Dig deeper into the part you glossed over.
- Make the new version twice as long and twice as specific as the last one.
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