Asking the Right Questions to Solve the Riddle of Three People in One Room

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The discussion revolves around a logic puzzle involving three individuals in a room: one who always tells the truth, one who always lies, and one who sometimes tells the truth and sometimes lies. Participants explore strategies for formulating three questions to accurately identify each person's nature. The key is to craft questions that leverage the known behaviors of each individual, ensuring that the answers reveal their identities regardless of who is being questioned. The resource provided, http://www.cut-the-knot.org/impossible/brothers.shtml, offers additional insights into similar logical problems.

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so you have room, and in said room you have three people...one always tells the truth, one always lies, and one sometimes tells the truth and sometimes lies.

you can ask three questions, to any of the individuals, but no more than three. IE, if you ask one person three questions, you have no more questions. You can ask each one question, or one person two questions, and one person one...still with me?

which questions to do ask to find out who is who... questions do not have to have yes/no answers, can be anything.
 
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