
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 four members of a group -- Alice, Bob, Carol, and Dave -- in how many ways can three of these four members be chosen to be the three officers (president, secretary, and treasurer) of the group, assuming no person holds more than one job and knowing that only Dave has the qualifications to be the president?

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