When Reasoning Traces Conflict with Evidence: How Answer Configuration Shapes Evidence Following
arXiv:2610.20805v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: A reasoning trace retained at answer time plays two roles: it can raise accuracy, and it can compete with the current evidence when the two disagree. We disentangle these roles by crossing verified evidence versions with the traces…
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- arXiv:2610.20805v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: A reasoning trace retained at answer time plays two roles: it can raise accuracy, and it can compete with the current evidence when the two disagree
- We disentangle these roles by crossing verified evidence versions with the traces…
When Reasoning Traces Conflict with Evidence: How Answer Configuration Shapes Evidence Following
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