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| ====== Sherlock-Holmes Fallacy ====== | ====== Sherlock-Holmes Fallacy ====== |
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| An alternative name for the [[logic:induction:eliminative_induction|fallacy of eliminative induction]]. | An alternative name for the [[knowledge:eliminative_induction|fallacy of eliminative induction]]. |
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| This name refers to [[wp>Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle]]’s literary detective [[wp>Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]], who used the following description of his truth-finding strategy: | This name refers to [[wp>Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle]]’s literary detective [[wp>Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]], who used the following description of his truth-finding strategy: |
| However, as a //fictional// character in a novel, Sherlock Holmes has the advantage that his author can ensure that his findings always turn out to be //true//. | However, as a //fictional// character in a novel, Sherlock Holmes has the advantage that his author can ensure that his findings always turn out to be //true//. |
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| For more information, see: <b maniculus "See also:">[[logic:induction:eliminative_induction|Fallacy of eliminative induction]]</b>. | For more information, see: <b maniculus "See also:">[[knowledge:eliminative_induction|Fallacy of eliminative induction]]</b>. |
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