Forced Reasoning Chain

Answer this question, but you MUST show your complete reasoning process:

QUESTION: [Your question]

REQUIRED REASONING STRUCTURE:
1. RESTATE: First, restate the question in your own words to confirm understanding
2. DECOMPOSE: Break the question into sub-questions that need answering
3. ANALYZE EACH: Address each sub-question with explicit reasoning
4. SYNTHESIZE: Combine the sub-answers into a coherent response
5. VERIFY: Check your answer against the original question
6. CONFIDENCE: Rate your confidence (1-10) and explain why

Do not skip steps. Show all work.