# Question decomposition improves reasoning faithfulness

Source: https://www.anthropic.com/research/question-decomposition-improves-the-faithfulness-of-model-generated-reasoning
Published: 2023-07-18
Status: unreviewed source report

## Source excerpt (up to 25 words)

> Breaking complex questions into subquestions produces more faithful reasoning than chain-of-thought while retaining accuracy gains.

## Review question

Check the benchmark version, sampling budget, data contamination controls, human interventions and proof-review method. A final answer or benchmark score is not evidence that every reasoning step is valid.

No independent proof check or claim of peer review.