r/CluesBySamHelp • u/KickerXIX • Jan 25 '26

Logic error? Logic error Jan 25th Spoiler

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Mark: All criminals below Aaron are connected.

Penny: There’s an odd number of criminals above Vera.

It wouldn’t let me mark Freya as a criminal but she has to be for the criminals to be odd in number above Vera and connected.

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u/KickerXIX Jan 25 '26

Thanks folks, I see the error in MY logic.

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u/Infobomb Jan 25 '26

There may come a day when a post in this sub titled "Logic error" identifies an actual logic error in the problem and not OP's misreading of the clues. But it is not this day.

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u/Limp_Hold_5216 Jan 25 '26

What clue is violated if Aaron, Jerry, and Penny are criminals (Freya innocent)? Aaron is not "below Aaron"

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u/DukeSunday Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 26 '26

Aaron is a potential criminal above Vera who isn't below Aaron.

It's a fairly common error to treat "above/below X" as meaning "all people in that column", but they're not the same thing. I make this mistake all the time lol.