
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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Given: $a > 0$ and $a \neq 1$

Proposition $p$: The function $y = \log_{a}(x+3)$ is decreasing in the interval $(0,+\infty)$;

Proposition $q$: The curve $y = x^{2}+(2a-3)x+1$ intersects the $x$-axis at two distinct points.

If $p \lor q$ is true, and $p \land q$ is false, find the range of values for $a$.

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