The single most important skill in using LLMs correctly is knowing how to ask...

The single most important skill in using LLMs correctly is knowing how to ask the question.

LLMs don’t think, they optimize for compliance. If your question implies you want to be lied to, it will lie to you. That’s not a flaw. That’s it’s design.

So here’s the correct approach: Force it to reason.

Next time, use this structure: “Attempt to falsify the following statement from first principles: (insert statement).”

This forces the system to expose contradictions instead of flattering your bias.