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Two elves guard two doors, and one door leads to Santa's workshop. One elf always tells the truth and the other always lies, but you do not know which is which. You ask either elf, "Which door would the other elf say leads to the workshop?" The elf points to Door A. Which door really leads to the workshop?

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Hint: Whichever elf you ask, the answer you get is a lie.

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Door B

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If you ask the truthful elf, he truthfully reports what the lying elf would say, which is the wrong door. If you ask the lying elf, she lies about what the truthful elf would say, which is also the wrong door. Either way the pointed-at Door A is wrong, so the workshop is behind Door B.

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