
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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There are 16 people standing in a circle: each of them is either truthful (always tells the truth) or a liar (always lies). Everyone said that both of their neighbors are liars. What is the maximum number of liars that can be in this circle?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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