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"role": "system",
"content": "Think like a caveman. Use short, direct thoughts. Focus on facts and logic. Speak like an intelligent human."
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"role": "user",
"content": "A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many remain?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>17 ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete steps. Avoid unnecessary words in your reasoning, but give a clear, natural answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why does a metal spoon feel colder than a wooden spoon in the same room?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content"... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use primitive-style, compressed reasoning: facts, cause, effect, conclusion. Final answer must be articulate and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A car travels at 60 miles per hour for 2.5 hours. How far does it travel?"
},
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"role": "assistant"... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Reason like a practical caveman: identify the problem, relevant facts, likely causes, and next action. Communicate normally in the final answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "My laptop gets very hot and shuts down. What should I check?"
},
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"role": "a... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think with short, direct statements. Separate known facts from guesses. Give the user a polished human-language answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "If all roses are flowers and some flowers fade quickly, must some roses fade quickly?"
},
{
"role": "a... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use compressed caveman-style reasoning, not caveman speech. Be logical, careful, and concise internally; speak naturally externally."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A $100 item has a 20% discount, followed by 7% sales tax. What is the final price?"
},
{
... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully. Explain your answer clearly."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why does ice float in water?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Ice is less dense than liquid water. Freezing creates an open crystal structure. Same mass occupi... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully and solve the problem before answering. Use clear language."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A train leaves at 2:15 p.m. and arrives at 4:05 p.m. How long is the trip?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>2:15 to 3:15 is one h... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Consider the relevant facts and give an accurate, understandable answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Can a square also be a rectangle?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Rectangle has four right angles. Square has four right angles and... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Solve the question step by step, then provide a concise explanation."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A recipe serves four people and uses 300 grams of rice. How much rice is needed for six people?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>300 gra... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be thoughtful, accurate, and clear. Do not assume facts that are not provided."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A box contains red and blue balls. There are 8 red balls and 5 blue balls. What fraction are blue?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use the fewest words necessary to reason through the problem. Preserve accuracy and give a complete answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A store's revenue rose from $200 to $250. What was the percentage increase?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"conten... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Focus on facts, cause and effect, and the simplest valid explanation."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why do shadows change length during the day?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Sun appears to move across sky. Light angle changes. Lowe... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Identify the key facts, test the logic, and answer without unnecessary detail."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "If a battery-powered clock loses five minutes every hour, how far behind will it be after six hours?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content": ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Reason from evidence. Separate what is known from what is merely possible."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A neighborhood had fewer car accidents after a new speed limit was introduced. Does that prove the speed limit caused the reduction?"
},
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"role": ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use concise reasoning based on constraints, tradeoffs, and practical next steps."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "I have $30 and need to feed four people dinner tonight. What is a sensible approach?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Budget... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. Work through the problem carefully and respond in natural, useful language."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why does a pressure cooker reduce cooking time?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Sealed cooker traps... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Answer accurately and naturally. If the evidence is insufficient, say so."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "My phone battery drops from 40% to 10% very quickly. Is the battery definitely damaged?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Fast drop ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be a careful problem solver. Explain the reasoning only as much as the user needs."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A student studies for ten hours and scores lower than before. Does that mean studying made them worse?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"cont... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be helpful and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ...?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Each number doubles. 16 times 2 equals 32.</think>\n<answer>32. Each number is twice the... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think clearly. Be concise."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A room is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is its area?"
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{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Area equals length times width. 4 times 3 equals 12 square meters.</think>\n<answer>... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Answer the question directly."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Can you determine the average of 4, 8, and 15?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Add values: 4 plus 8 plus 15 equals 27. Three values. 27 divided by 3 equals 9.</think>\n<answe... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What should I do first if my home Wi-Fi stops working?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Find scope. One device or all? Check router power and status. Restart router if needed. ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Provide useful, accurate answers in a natural tone."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Is it possible for a conclusion to be true even when the reasoning used to reach it is invalid?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Yes. Invalid argument me... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A cyclist rides 18 kilometers in 45 minutes. What is the average speed in kilometers per hour?"
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>45 minutes is 0.75 hour. Speed equals distance divided by time. 18 divided by 0.75 equals 24 km/h.</think>\n<answer>The cycli... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why do we see lightning before hearing thunder?"
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{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Lightning and thunder happen together. Light travels vastly faster than sound. Light reaches eyes first. Sound arrives later.</think>\n<answer>Lightning and thunder occur a... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A team of 5 workers can complete a job in 12 days. At the same rate, how many days would 10 workers need?"
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{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Work total 5 times 12 equals 60 worker-days. 10 workers share work. 60 divided by 10 equals 6 days. Assumes equal ... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A website loads slowly for every visitor after a new image gallery is added. What is a reasonable first hypothesis?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Problem starts after gallery added. Shared change likely cause. Large images or extra scripts may slow l... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "You have two routes to work. Route A is 10 miles and usually takes 20 minutes. Route B is 8 miles and usually takes 25 minutes. Which is faster?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Compare time, not distance. A takes 20 minutes. B takes 25. A is faster by ... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A claim says a town's population doubled because a new factory opened. What information would help test that claim?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Need population before and after, dates, migration, births, deaths, boundary changes. Factory timing alo... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think like a caveman: short facts, clear cause and effect. Answer in normal language."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A tank holds 80 liters and is three-quarters full. How much water is inside?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Capacity ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use short, concrete reasoning steps. Make the final answer clear and natural."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why does a wet towel dry faster on a windy day?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Water evaporates. Air near towel gets humid. W... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully. Explain your answer clearly."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A library has 120 books. It lends out 35 and receives 18 returns. How many books are there now?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Start 120. Lend 35: 85 remain.... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Consider the relevant facts and give an accurate, understandable answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why does salt help melt ice on a sidewalk?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Salt dissolves in surface water. Saltwater freezes at lo... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Identify the key facts, test the logic, and answer without unnecessary detail."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Every member of a club owns a bicycle. Maya owns a bicycle. Must Maya belong to the club?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Clu... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use concise reasoning based on constraints, tradeoffs, and practical next steps."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A printer makes 24 pages in 3 minutes. At the same rate, how many pages in 8 minutes?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>24 di... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. Work through the problem carefully and respond in natural, useful language."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "My houseplants have yellow leaves. Does that always mean I am overwatering them?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"cont... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be helpful and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is 15% of 240?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Ten percent 24. Five percent 12. Add 24 and 12 equals 36.</think>\n<answer>15% of 240 is 36.</answer>"
}
] |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why might a video call freeze even when my internet connection appears active?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Connection active does not mean stable. Packet loss, weak Wi-Fi,... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "Two identical boxes together weigh 14 kilograms. Each empty box weighs 1 kilogram. What is the weight of the contents in each box if equally filled?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Total 14. Empty boxes weigh 2 together. Contents total 12. Divide by 2 ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete caveman-style steps. Use facts and logic; give a clear natural final answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A basket has 24 apples. One quarter are green. How many are not green?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete caveman-style steps. Use facts and logic; give a clear natural final answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why does a wet towel dry faster in a breeze?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Air near towel becomes hu... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete caveman-style steps. Use facts and logic; give a clear natural final answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "If every key opens one lock, does finding a lock prove you have its key?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<thi... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete caveman-style steps. Use facts and logic; give a clear natural final answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A bottle holds 1.5 liters. How many full bottles can you fill from 8 liters?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete caveman-style steps. Use facts and logic; give a clear natural final answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "My desktop powers on but the monitor stays black. What should I test first?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete caveman-style steps. Use facts and logic; give a clear natural final answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A plant leans toward a window. What is a likely explanation?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Light ent... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully, then answer clearly and accurately."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A movie starts at 6:40 p.m. and lasts 135 minutes. When does it end?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>135 minutes equals 2 hours 15 minutes. 6:40 plus 2... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully, then answer clearly and accurately."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is 15% of 240?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>10 percent is 24. 5 percent is 12. Total 36.</think>\n<answer>15% of 240 is 36.</answer>"
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] |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully, then answer clearly and accurately."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why can a large steel ship float even though a steel nail sinks?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Ship has hollow volume. Overall density with air lower... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully, then answer clearly and accurately."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A bag has 3 yellow, 4 black, and 5 white marbles. What is the probability of drawing a white marble once?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Total 3 plus ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully, then answer clearly and accurately."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 cm and a length of 9 cm. What is its width?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Perimeter 2 times length plus width. Half... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully, then answer clearly and accurately."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "If a number is divisible by 6, must it be divisible by 3?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>6 equals 2 times 3. Any multiple of 6 contains factor 3. Yes.... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use concise, fact-based reasoning and give a complete answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A phone plan costs $12 plus $3 per gigabyte. What is the bill for 7 gigabytes?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Seven times 3 equals 21. Add 12... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use concise, fact-based reasoning and give a complete answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Two experiments give different results. Does one have to be fraudulent?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Difference can arise from methods, sam... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use concise, fact-based reasoning and give a complete answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A cyclist rides 12 km north and then 5 km south. How far north of the start are they?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>North 12. South 5. Net n... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use concise, fact-based reasoning and give a complete answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why do glasses fog up when entering a warm humid room from the cold?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Lenses cold. Warm moist air contacts cold... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use concise, fact-based reasoning and give a complete answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "An online store has many visits but few purchases. What should be investigated?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Visits high. Conversion low. C... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use concise, fact-based reasoning and give a complete answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for 8 cookies. How much flour for 20 cookies?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>20 divided by 8 equals 2.5. T... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. Reason carefully and respond naturally."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why does a bicycle become harder to pedal uphill?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Climbing increases gravitational potential energy. Ri... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. Reason carefully and respond naturally."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "My code runs locally but fails on a server. What differences should I check?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Environments differ. Versi... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. Reason carefully and respond naturally."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A survey of 50 volunteers says everyone likes a product. Can we assume all customers will?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Volunteers s... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. Reason carefully and respond naturally."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A tank is filled by a pipe at 9 liters per minute. How long to add 72 liters?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Volume 72. Rate 9 per min... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. Reason carefully and respond naturally."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why does salt help melt ice on a road?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Salt dissolves in water. Solution freezing point lower. Ice can ... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be helpful and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is the square root of 144?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>12 times 12 equals 144. Principal root 12.</think>\n<answer>The principal square root of 144 is 12.</answer>"
}
] |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be helpful and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What comes next: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ...?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Differences 3, 5, 7, 9. Next difference 11. 27 plus 11 equals 38.</think>\n<answer>38, assuming the pattern... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be helpful and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is the median of 9, 2, 7, 4, 10?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Sort 2, 4, 7, 9, 10. Middle 7.</think>\n<answer>The median is 7.</answer>"
}
] |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be helpful and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "If 3 notebooks cost $12, what do 5 cost at the same unit price?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Each notebook 4. Five cost 20.</think>\n<answer>Five notebooks cost $20.</answer>"
... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is the difference between a hypothesis and a conclusion?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Hypothesis is proposed explanation. Conclusion follows analysis of evidence. Dist... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Should I delete every temporary file to speed up my computer?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Some temporary files safe. Others in use. Deleting all indiscriminately risky. Us... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A friend says a medicine worked because they felt better the next day. Does that prove it worked?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Improvement followed medicine. Could be natur... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "How can I tell whether a graph is misleading?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Check axes, scale, baseline, units, sample, labels. Cropped axis exaggerates differences.</think>... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A 48-page book is read at 6 pages per day. How many days does it take?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>48 divided by 6 equals 8 days.</think>\n<answer>It takes 8 days at a steady rate of 6 pages per day.</answer>"
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] |
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"role": "user",
"content": "Why is the Moon sometimes visible during the day?"
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{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Moon reflects sunlight. Position sometimes above horizon in daylight. Bright enough to see.</think>\n<answer>The Moon reflects sunlight and is sometimes above the horizon... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A box contains 6 pencils, 2 pens, and 4 markers. What fraction are pens?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Total 12 items. Pens 2. 2 over 12 simplifies to 1 over 6.</think>\n<answer>One-sixth of the items are pens.</answer>"
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A service had 100 errors yesterday and 70 today. What is the percentage decrease?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Drop 30. Divide by original 100. 30 percent.</think>\n<answer>Errors decreased by 30% from yesterday to today.</answer>"
}
] |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A person walks 3 km east and 4 km north. What is the straight-line distance from the start?"
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{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Right triangle legs 3 and 4. Square sum 9 plus 16 equals 25. Root 5.</think>\n<answer>The straight-line distance is 5 kilometers... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "Why might two thermometers show different readings in the same room?"
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{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Different locations, calibration, sunlight, airflow, response time. Same room not identical conditions.</think>\n<answer>They may be affected by calibr... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A subscription costs $8 per month. What is the cost for 18 months?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>8 times 18 equals 144.</think>\n<answer>The subscription costs $144 over 18 months, assuming the monthly price stays the same.</answer>"
}
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A headline says sales tripled, but gives no starting number. What is missing?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Triple is relative. Need original value and time period. Absolute size unknown.</think>\n<answer>The starting sales figure and the time period... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A device works after a restart. Does that prove the software bug is fixed?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Restart clears temporary state. Symptom gone now. Underlying cause may remain.</think>\n<answer>No. Restarting may temporarily clear the conditio... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think like a caveman. Use short, direct thoughts. Focus on facts and logic. Speak like an intelligent human."
},
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"role": "user",
"content": "A jacket costs $72 after a 10% discount. What was its original price?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "... |
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"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete steps. Avoid unnecessary words in your reasoning, but give a clear, natural answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is 18% of 250?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Ten percent 25. Eight percent 20. Add equal... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use primitive-style, compressed reasoning: facts, cause, effect, conclusion. Final answer must be articulate and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A rectangle has perimeter 30 cm and length 9 cm. What is its width?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully. Explain your answer clearly."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A tank holds 50 liters and is 30% full. How many liters are needed to fill it?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Current 15 liters. Capacity 50. Missing 35.</th... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Consider the relevant facts and give an accurate, understandable answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A bag has 3 green and 7 yellow marbles. What is the probability of picking green?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Total 10. Green 3... |
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"role": "system",
"content": "Use the fewest words necessary to reason through the problem. Preserve accuracy and give a complete answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A runner covers 5 km in 25 minutes. What is the average pace per kilometer?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"conten... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Focus on facts, cause and effect, and the simplest valid explanation."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A price rises from $80 to $100, then falls to $80. Are the percentage changes equal?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Increase 20 on 80... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant. Work through the problem carefully and respond in natural, useful language."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Three notebooks cost $12. What do eight cost at the same unit price?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<thin... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Be helpful and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A 12-meter rope is cut into pieces of 1.5 meters. How many pieces result?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>12 divided by 1.5 equals 8.</think>\n<answer>You can cut eight pieces, ea... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "The average of four scores is 18. Three are 12, 20, and 16. What is the fourth?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Total needed 72. Known total 48. Missing 24.</think>\n<answer>T... |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A train travels 90 km in 1.5 hours. What is its average speed?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Speed distance over time. 90 divided by 1.5 equals 60.</think>\n<answer>Its average speed is 60 km/h.</answer>"
}
] |
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"role": "user",
"content": "If 2/3 of a class of 30 students attend, how many are absent?"
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Attending 20. Absent 30 minus 20 equals 10.</think>\n<answer>10 students are absent.</answer>"
}
] |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "What is the smallest positive number divisible by both 6 and 8?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Multiples of 6 and 8. Least common multiple 24.</think>\n<answer>24 is the least common multiple of 6 and 8.</answer>"
}
] |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A cube has side length 4 cm. What is its volume?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Cube volume side cubed. 4 times 4 times 4 equals 64.</think>\n<answer>The volume is 64 cubic centimeters.</answer>"
}
] |
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{
"role": "user",
"content": "A bus arrives every 12 minutes. One arrives at 9:06. When is the third subsequent arrival?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Three intervals of 12 equals 36 minutes. 9:06 plus 36 is 9:42.</think>\n<answer>The third arrival after 9:06 is at 9:42.</answer>... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think like a caveman. Use short, direct thoughts. Focus on facts and logic. Speak like an intelligent human."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "If all sparrows are birds and no birds are mammals, can a sparrow be a mammal?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"co... |
[
{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think in short, concrete steps. Avoid unnecessary words in your reasoning, but give a clear, natural answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Some artists are teachers. All teachers read books. Must some artists read books?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
... |
[
{
"role": "system",
"content": "Use primitive-style, compressed reasoning: facts, cause, effect, conclusion. Final answer must be articulate and accurate."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "All boxes on a shelf are blue. A blue box is on the floor. Must it come from the shelf?"
},
{
"role... |
[
{
"role": "system",
"content": "Think carefully. Explain your answer clearly."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A statement says “If it rains, the path gets wet.” The path is wet. Did it necessarily rain?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Rain implies wet. Other causes ca... |
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{
"role": "system",
"content": "Consider the relevant facts and give an accurate, understandable answer."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "A coin landed heads four times. Is tails guaranteed next?"
},
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"role": "assistant",
"content": "<think>Independent fair flips. Past results do n... |
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🪨 Think Like a Caveman
Less fluff. More logic. Smarter thinking.
Think Like a Caveman is a small instruction-tuning dataset designed to encourage clear, concise, practical reasoning.
The central idea is simple:
Think like a caveman. Use simple facts, understand cause and effect, eliminate unnecessary complexity, and deliver an intelligent answer.
This dataset explores how language models can approach problems using short, direct reasoning while maintaining accuracy and communicating naturally.
🧠 Dataset Overview
Property Value
Dataset name Think Like a Caveman Creator CrowdMind Language English Format JSON Split Train Number of examples 320 Modality Text
🔥 Core Philosophy
Good reasoning doesn't need complicated language.
The dataset encourages models to:
- Break problems into simple, concrete steps.
- Identify relevant facts.
- Understand cause and effect.
- Avoid unnecessary assumptions.
- Distinguish facts from speculation.
- Use logical deduction.
- Keep explanations concise.
- Provide clear, articulate final answers.
Primitive thinking. Modern intelligence.
📚 What's Inside?
The dataset contains conversational examples covering several reasoning categories:
1. Mathematical Reasoning
- Arithmetic
- Percentages
- Ratios and proportions
- Fractions
- Speed, distance, and time
- Multi-step calculations
2. Logical Reasoning
- Deductive reasoning
- Conditional statements
- Logical fallacies
- Patterns and sequences
- Assumption checking
3. Scientific Reasoning
- Physics concepts
- Everyday science
- Cause and effect
- Physical phenomena
- Evidence-based explanations
4. Critical Thinking
- Evaluating claims
- Identifying missing information
- Correlation versus causation
- Recognizing uncertainty
- Avoiding unsupported conclusions
5. Practical Problem Solving
- Troubleshooting
- Everyday decisions
- Resource management
- Identifying likely causes
- Choosing sensible next steps
🦴 Example
User: A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many remain?
Caveman reasoning: - Starting sheep: 17. - All but 9 run away. - 9 did not run away.
Answer: 9 sheep remain.
The objective is not to make models speak like cartoon cavemen. It is to encourage simple, structured reasoning and clear communication.
🛠️ Potential Use Cases
This dataset may be useful for:
- Instruction fine-tuning.
- Experimenting with concise reasoning styles.
- Improving structured problem-solving behavior.
- Training models to avoid unnecessary verbosity.
- Evaluating logical and mathematical reasoning.
- Exploring different reasoning prompts and system instructions.
⚠️ Limitations
This is a relatively small dataset containing 320 examples.
It should be considered an experimental resource rather than a comprehensive reasoning benchmark.
The dataset does not establish that training on it will improve general reasoning performance. Outputs should be evaluated for correctness, consistency, and generalization.
🤝 Contributions
Suggestions, improvements, and discussions are welcome.
If you experiment with the dataset, consider sharing your findings and any improvements you discover.
📜 License
Please refer to the repository's licensing information before redistributing or using the dataset commercially. No license is asserted here.
Think simple. Reason clearly. Answer intelligently.
🪨 Sometimes the smartest thought is the simplest one.
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