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Tell me a sherlock quote?

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Perhaps Hr. Holmes most famous quote from the book The Sign of the Four, "How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

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"Once you have eliminated all which is impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth." Although this is a great quote, it's also an example of a logical fallacy, known as the Holmesian Fallacy. Holmes would be appalled if he knew they'd named a flaw in logic after him

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