Sherlock Holmes
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While the art and science of deduction is a skill that can be learned, many people have trouble with it except the few who are born with this trait. Sherlock Holmes is one of the lucky few that have that have the ability to capture the clues, decipher the information, and determine the outcome of an event. Whether Holmes is discovering a crime, uncovering a mischievous prank, or playing the romantic hero while saving the girl, He always amazes the on lookers as he solves the case. Even though Holmes has nearly mastered all skills of deduction, he often relies on his basic instincts along with a great memory to solve cases such as "The Red-Headed League."
"The more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be," is the saying that Sherlock Holmes used when describing his ideas on the art of deduction. With his general way of sorting, analyzing, and remembering the facts, the clues begin to illuminate in front of Holmes in many of his cases. In "The Red-Headed League, a man named Jabez Wilson comes to Holmes for help. Before Wilson can even explain his problem, the clues jumped out at Holmes, and he was able to determine Wilson's past through a few obvious facts. Wilson's strong right hand showed Holmes that he had performed manual labor. His worn cuff's displayed his recent vast amount of writing...