diff --git a/lib/comparisonView.js b/lib/comparisonView.js
index 034d0fe..770aa7e 100644
--- a/lib/comparisonView.js
+++ b/lib/comparisonView.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default function ComparisonView({ listOfElementsForView }) {
     initialPosList[initialPosList.length - 2],
     initialPosList[initialPosList.length - 1],
   ];
-  let initialInputValue = 1;
+  let initialInputValue = "x to y";
   let initialReasoning = "";
   let initialBinaryComparisons = [];
   let initialQuantitativeComparisons = [];
@@ -466,7 +466,11 @@ export default function ComparisonView({ listOfElementsForView }) {
             {"Notes and reasoning:"}
             <textarea
               className="mt-2 px-3 py-4 placeholder-blueGray-300 text-blueGray-600 relative bg-white bg-white rounded text-base border-0 shadow outline-none focus:outline-none focus:ring w-full"
-              placeholder={numSteps == 0 ? "Please write your name here if you want QURI to be able to identify your answers later" : ""}
+              placeholder={
+                numSteps == 0
+                  ? "Please write your name here if you want QURI to be able to identify your answers later"
+                  : ""
+              }
               value={reasoning}
               onChange={(event) => setReasoning(event.target.value)}
             />