
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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A news station is producing a special feature program with three episodes, A, B, and C, with different class combinations. Episode A will feature two classes, while episodes B and C will each feature one class. The station needs to select 4 classes out of 8 candidates to participate in this program. Calculate the total number of different selection methods.

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