... the context of a case. He honed the skill of recognizing the significance of something that no one else noticed. Which means he relied on abduction first before building a chain of deductive reasoning. Sherlock Holmes is the world's greatest detective, and the world's first Consulting detective. He is consulted by police and other private detectives, as well as occasionaly taking on cases directly ... from clients, who range from kings to paupers. His use of deductive method and encyclopedic knowledge of crimes allowed to solve the most complex cases. For example Sherlock Holmes used de...

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... experience with detective work. It is also because Dupin is able to reach conclusions which a rational mind would not. This paper contends that Dupin's otherworldly knowledge and perfect combination of deductive reasoning and leaps of faith make him the ideal hero within the detective stories that Poe creates. What Paris considers as an "insoluble mystery "(51), Dupin considers a game. He in fact ... ...

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