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A Democrat and a Republican
A Democrat and a Republican are being interviewed.
"I am a Republican", says the man.
"I am a Democrat", says the woman. Assume that at least one of them is lying. Which one is it?
"I am a Republican", says the man.
"I am a Democrat", says the woman. Assume that at least one of them is lying. Which one is it?
Answer
Both of them are liars! If the woman was lying, then there would be two Republicans. If the man was lying, there would be two Democrats. We are told that one is a Democrat and one a Republican and that at least one of them is lying. Therefore, both are lying.Hide Answer Show Answer
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The people could be lying about their sexuality. You never know.
That was.... really silly.
I said both because they are polliticians.
I honestly do not get this teaser!
That is a good teaser.
Which one is lying after telling only one sentence. Since they is one of each, they both must be lying.
Good one.
Which one is lying after telling only one sentence. Since they is one of each, they both must be lying.
Good one.
i have no logistical thinking, but i tried! good teaser tho
This is more of a joke than a teaser, but I suppose it did give me a good laugh.
good one! amazing how we so easily ignore the obvious sometimes!
I am lost. I didn't get it. How are they both lying?
then therefore the information we are given to solve the problem with is also a lie making it invalid?
dunno...
maybe...
wocka?
maybe...
wocka?
If the question is correct then both must be lying; but they were probably both lying on principle
Huh?
OK I am so lost..... Politicians lie anyway so.....? I'm still confused? I will leave now......
Then again, since they are being interviewed, and the press is so obviously liberal, then the statement that there was a democrat and a republican is also suspect. After all, wouldn't there have been at least two democrats in the room? There would have been a republican and a democrat, and the democrat interviewing them!
Just kidding!
Just kidding!
I'm lost on this one
this makes no sense....whatever
Right musicman! Also, you automatically know that the democrat cannot be believed.
If true, they would not be interviewed.
lol, the narrator could be lying about there being one of each in the room
or neither of them were lyingf, u just said "assume" assume dosent mean definetly.
I Don't get it..... So is the Man a democrat and the woman a republican? Or are they both democrats? Or are they both republicans? Or are they not even Politicians?
Theoretically, they could be reading scripts.
I'm an 18-year-old male. But if i were reading a script aloud, which stated "my gender is not male", i wouldn't be lying.
Similarly, ione is reading a script, then they would not be 'lying' per se.
I'm an 18-year-old male. But if i were reading a script aloud, which stated "my gender is not male", i wouldn't be lying.
Similarly, ione is reading a script, then they would not be 'lying' per se.
Similary, if one*
the riddle doesn't say one is lying, it wants us to assume one is lying. you have a 50/50 chance of being right or wrong depending on how you look at it. not my favorite riddle.
I just assumed it was the woman
JK, great teaser
JK, great teaser
? This is more like a political joke.
Looks like you beat Tennessee smarts, New York perserverance and Texas cunning. Yeah you got it right i've lived in 3 different states of the USA and i'm proud of it! Hee Hoo!
funny
you guys don't get it, do you? If you assume that there is a Democrat and a Republican, and they claim to be a Democrat and a Republican, then they are both telling the truth. But you also must assume that one of them is lying. Therefore, one is lying about their political affiliation, and the other one has to be to maintain the balance.
If you're going to have a teaser, at least make the answer fun and interesting There's nothing as dull as, "They're both lying!"
Heard it b4 but still a good puzzle
That was rather pointless...
i told myself the answer
This was alright, although I think it would be more appropriate in the trick section.
Good job!
this teaser is not about them being politicians! It doesn't even have to be with a democrat and republican. It could just as well be with a cat and a beaver! the point is that we know that there is one of both, so both must be lying, otherwise there would be no Democrat or no Republican. We know that there is one of both, therefore they must both be lying!
Meh.
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