One Lies, One Tells The Truth Riddle Answer
Gemma always tells the truth, Beth always lies, and Alf tells the truth or lies randomly. Gemma's truthful, Beth's deceptive, and Alf's unpredictable.
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Updated Aug 20, 2024
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One Lies, One Tells The Truth Riddle Answer
Gemma always tells the truth, Beth always lies, and Alf tells the truth or lies randomly.
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Explanation:
- Alf says, “I always tell lies.”
- If Alf were the truth-teller, this would be a contradiction because a truth-teller can’t always lie.
- If Alf were the liar, his statement would be false, which means he doesn’t always lie (impossible if he were the liar).
- Therefore, Alf must be the one who tells the truth or lies randomly.
- Beth says, “Yes, that’s true, Alf always tells lies.”
- If Beth were the truth-teller, her statement would mean Alf always lies, which contradicts our finding that Alf is random.
- So, Beth must be the liar.
- This leaves Gemma as the truth-teller.
Thus, Gemma tells the truth, Beth lies, and Alf is random.
A riddle is a puzzling question or problem that is meant to be intriguing and thought-provoking. It often presents something in a mysterious or indirect manner, requiring careful thought to find the answer. Riddles commonly use clever wordplay or ambiguous descriptions that don’t immediately reveal the solution.
The goal is to decipher the hidden meaning behind the words. For example, a riddle might ask, “What has keys but can’t open locks?” The answer is “a piano,” because although it has keys, they aren’t for unlocking anything.