Оригинал взят у в The Science of Deduction
Как известно, дедуктивный метод Шерлока Холмса получил свое название не от логического термина "дедукция". Сказать, что Шерлок Холмс занимается дедукцией в строго логическом смысле - всё равно что сказать, что математик занимается вычитанием. Deduction Холмс понимал в общепринятом, широком значении: искусство делать выводы. Однако в "Этюде в багровых тонах" есть пример безупречной логической дедукции, но производит ее не Холмс, а Ватсон.
I pondered over our short conversation, however, and endeavoured to draw my deductions from it. He said that he would acquire no knowledge which did not bear upon his object. Therefore all the knowledge which he possessed was such as would be useful to him.
I pondered over our short conversation, however, and endeavoured to draw my deductions from it. He said that he would acquire no knowledge which did not bear upon his object. Therefore all the knowledge which he possessed was such as would be useful to him.