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LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty

As of 8 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 21 of 21 outbound references and 0 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2507.16199.

A citation records a reference. It does not transfer a finding from one paper to another.

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measured 21 of 21 reference resolution

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Pith citing papers itemized under the disclosed page cap.

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Outbound references

Observation 8be75e0f-15f1-43d7-8b75-ce23844eefea · outbound

This paper cites All iPhones are cell phones.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty All iPhones are cell phones

Reference 1

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:37.458532Z

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Observation 361cef57-da4b-43af-8cd8-4c8bc5db274d · outbound

This paper cites Jack is either an employee or a wage earner.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Jack is either an employee or a wage earner

Reference 2

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:37.238988Z

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Observation 0cd4448a-5688-4ffc-b8e2-07fd30b8b0dc · outbound

This paper cites InAdvances in Neural Information Pro- cessing Systems (NeurIPS) 37.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty InAdvances in Neural Information Pro- cessing Systems (NeurIPS) 37

Reference 3

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:37.905321Z

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Observation 3ef4c6ee-bde6-4f30-8499-aa17b98534e7 · outbound

This paper cites Do as We Do, Not as You Think: the Conformity of Large Language Models.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Do as We Do, Not as You Think: the Conformity of Large Language Models

Reference 4

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Observation 824f3322-fbc9-447f-bf4e-267f427447a5 · outbound

This paper cites Its gold label set also includes Unknown (for conclusions neither true nor false given the premises).

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Its gold label set also includes Unknown (for conclusions neither true nor false given the premises)

Reference 5

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:37.741351Z

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Observation a2326f16-ba80-4272-93cd-07156fdc49b7 · outbound

This paper cites Kendra is presidential.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Kendra is presidential

Reference 7

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:34.381370Z

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Observation 40c376c1-48a5-4360-8c2b-ded78b2d321a · outbound

This paper cites All employees are wage earners,.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty All employees are wage earners,

Reference 9

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:37.089721Z

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Observation 44210f1f-571b-4778-8cd2-d59cc4451379 · outbound

This paper cites either. . . or.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty either. . . or

Reference 10

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:36.889627Z

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Observation 0f565be0-5044-4ed9-86d2-be84da81fa85 · outbound

This paper cites Jack is a thing.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Jack is a thing

Reference 11

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:36.718930Z

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Observation d80e26b7-9adc-4044-97f3-b89a766023be · outbound

This paper cites That eccentric waxes animalism and does not still Manzoni.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty That eccentric waxes animalism and does not still Manzoni

Reference 12

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:36.535715Z

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No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-08T06:32:00.761636+00:00.

Observation 7019c0d0-6f5e-4a96-9d9e-5c9136d1d1a7 · outbound

This paper cites That eccentric is an adventure if that eccentric waxes animalism but it does not still Manzoni.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty That eccentric is an adventure if that eccentric waxes animalism but it does not still Manzoni

Reference 13

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:36.267237Z

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No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-08T06:32:00.761636+00:00.

Observation ee0735f4-80cf-45b2-9d1f-560c0275e0ac · outbound

This paper cites If some person is an adventure it entrenches meningoencephalitis.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty If some person is an adventure it entrenches meningoencephalitis

Reference 14

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:35.948903Z

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No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-08T06:32:00.761636+00:00.

Observation 4a237f1c-d461-491b-8514-5581445a8431 · outbound

This paper cites If that eccentric entrenches meningoencephalitis then that greenbottle is a thirstiness.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty If that eccentric entrenches meningoencephalitis then that greenbottle is a thirstiness

Reference 15

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:35.732414Z

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Observation e93a162e-ac9c-4d4c-8a9c-97d9863c06c6 · outbound

This paper cites Kendra is presidential if that greenbottle is a thirstiness.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Kendra is presidential if that greenbottle is a thirstiness

Reference 16

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:35.495795Z

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Observation a9cdb7f3-728a-4b7c-bf51-cdad3e8bb5fa · outbound

This paper cites That Kendra is a thirstiness is not invalid.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty That Kendra is a thirstiness is not invalid

Reference 17

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:35.180967Z

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Observation e9c47679-773f-4751-b656-5a2b9225354f · outbound

This paper cites Kendra is presidential if that greenbottle is a thirstiness.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Kendra is presidential if that greenbottle is a thirstiness

Reference 18

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:34.964119Z

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No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-08T06:32:00.761636+00:00.

Observation c7799f62-f3fc-4e22-b1a1-618d02e03f3b · outbound

This paper cites That greenbottle is aphrodisiacal.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty That greenbottle is aphrodisiacal

Reference 19

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:34.763150Z

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Observation 896638a1-18e0-4c32-b628-6a88c6f62666 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Unresolved cited work

Reference 20

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:34.582061Z

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Observation 6be4497c-2800-45d9-a69b-f9d9f1ff3c92 · outbound

This paper cites Unknown” option. Provides the baseline accuracy. •S2 (“Unknown.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Unknown” option. Provides the baseline accuracy. •S2 (“Unknown

Reference 2018

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:37.621298Z

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Observation 5aedefb5-f41d-4c38-b4fc-bbbe62add952 · outbound

This paper cites Direct Preference Optimization: Your Language Model is Secretly a Reward Model.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Direct Preference Optimization: Your Language Model is Secretly a Reward Model

Reference 2024

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:32.535559Z

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Observation 724c8c58-a96d-4af1-b98c-798c6e02f58d · outbound

This paper cites Know Your Limits: A Survey of Abstention in Large Language Models.

LLM Abstention Can Be a Prompt Artifact, in Addition to Genuine Uncertainty Know Your Limits: A Survey of Abstention in Large Language Models

Reference 2025

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-08-06T15:21:32.573227Z

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Pith citing papers

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