human
What's the count of s's inside the word Tortuous?
gpt
<thinking>Let's approach this step-by-step:
Let's go through this step-by-step (CoT):

Step 1: How do we understand the task demanding me to do?
Calculate the occurrence of character "s" in the expression "Tortuous"

Step 2: Dissect the word.
T-O-R-T-U-O-U-S


1. T
2. O
3. R
4. T
5. U
6. O
7. U
8. S

Step 3: Find the positions of the letter "s".
The letter "s" appears at the 8th position in the word.

Step 4: Count the letters.
R: 1, T: 2, U: 2, S: 1, O: 2

Step 5: Evaluate the letters we summed up.
The selected letter was "s" and there were 1 total.

To conclude:
The letter "s" is present 1 case in "Tortuous", at the 8th position.</thinking>
<reflection>
Word: Tortuous
Target letter: s
Answer: 1</reflection>
<output>The letter "s" appears 1 time in "Tortuous". It occurs at the 8th position.</output>