
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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17. Given proposition $p$: For $x \in [-2,-1]$, the inequality $x^{2}+ax-2 > 0$ always holds; proposition $q$: The equation $ax^{2}+2x+1=0$ has exactly one negative root. If the proposition "$p \lor q$" is true, find the range of the real number $a$.

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