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And Dr. Watson who's his sidekick is trying to figure out
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how Holmes could possibly have solved the murder.
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He says how did you solve the murder?
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Holmes says, it's because of the barking dog.
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And Watson says, what do you mean it's because of the barking dog?
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The dog didn't bark. Holmes says, that's exactly the point,
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the fact that the dog didn't bark, didn't make any sound
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tells us who must have committed the murder.
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It's very easy to fall into the trap of being Watson
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and to ignore the thing that didn't happen
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and focus on the things that did happen.
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Here, it's easy to forget that actually