The Case: Oscar Brodski
Where was the body found?
Where is, the train tracks?
Who is the dead person?
Who is, Oscar Brodski?
Where was the location of the murder?
Where is, Silas’s house?
What is it when you’re starting with a general statement and narrowing it down to reach a specific conclusion?
What is, deductive reasoning?
What does Thorndyke carry with him everywhere?
What is, a toolbox?
How did Oscar Brodski die?
What is, hit by a metal pipe and suffocated?
Who is the detective of the story?
Who is, Dr. Thorndyke?
True or False - Oscar died from only a metal pipe?
False, got hit by a metal pipe AND smothered.
What is it when you’re using complete and specific clues to form a general conclusion?
What is, inductive reasoning?
True or False - Did the train stop before running over Mr. Brodski.
False, the train fully stopped after running Brodski over.
What happened to Oscar’s hat?
What is, it was burned?
Who kept diamonds in their boots?
Who is, Silas Hickler?
True or False: were the glasses broken by the train?
What is, false
What is it when you’re using incomplete clues to figure out the most logical explanation?
What is, abductive reasoning?
What was Oscar’s job?
What is diamond merchant.
What happened to Silas at the end?
What is, he jumped off of a ship and drowned?
What is the name of the narrator?
Who is, Jervis?
What did the cookie crumbs found on Brodski’s body help confirm?
What is, the location of the murder?
What reasoning is the best?
400 free points.
What rare brand of cigarette did Oscar use?
What is, Zig Zag/ Fine cut latakia?
Who identified the body?
Who is Boscovitch?
Who found the body?
Who is, the conductor?
Where were the carpet threads first found?
What is, Brodski’s mouth?
What reasoning(s) were used in Oscar Brodski?
What is ALL OF THEM
What was the color of the carpet threads?
What is Blue cotton, red wool, and yellow jute.