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AI IntelligenceOct 16, 2026Practical Tip
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LLM judges favor first of two options, cited 2023 study says, so swap order

Frontier EditorialSource: Reddit r/PromptEngineering
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LLM judges favor first of two options, cited 2023 study says, so swap order

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Practical Tip

1. Write a comparison prompt with explicit criteria and two options.
2. Ask the model to score each option and pick a winner.
3. Run the comparison again with the two options swapped.
4. Compare verdicts; if they differ, treat the choice as order-sensitive.