With some additional guidance and prompting to GPT4 on ChatGPT I've gotten it to at least output the correct solution sometimes (7 correct answers out of 10 tries):

    Find the correct answer to this riddle:

    > Tabitha likes cookies but not cake. She likes mutton but not lamb, and she likes okra but not squash. Following the same rule, will she like cherries or pears?

    Employ the following strategy:

    - Suggest a list of 5 unique and novel patterns that potentially can find the answer
    - Check if the patterns applies without exceptions
    - Slowly double-check if the patterns was correctly applied, that you correctly assessed if it's accurate or not
    - Explain your reasoning for each step to ensure nothing vital was missed