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I was working my way through some Propositional Logic Questions in Discrete Maths by Rosen , when I came across the following question :
An explorer is captured by a group of cannibals. There are two types of cannibals—those who always tell the truth and those who always lie. The cannibals will barbecue the explorer unless he can determine whether a particular cannibal always lies or always tells the truth. He is allowed to ask the cannibal exactly one question.
Find a question that the explorer can use to determine whether the cannibal always lies or always tells the truth.
My Solution :
If I were to ask you whether you are a liar, would you answer yes?
- The honest person would say NO.
- The liar would say YES (due to double negation).
Doubt :
Am I correct in saying my answer will work? It almost seems too simple.