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A prisoner is told: "If you tell the truth, I will shoot you; if you tell a lie, I will stab you." What should he say?
Riddle
A prisoner is told: "If you tell the truth, I will shoot you; if you tell a lie, I will stab you." What should he say?
Choose an answer
A.I am innocent
B.You will shoot me
C.I am lying
D."you will stab me"
Hint: It's a 4-word phrase with 13 letters, starting with """.
Answer
"you will stab me"
Why this is the answer
This creates a paradox. If the guard stabs him, his statement was true, but the guard should have shot him for telling the truth.
This riddle is filed under Expert Riddles for Adults and rated Hard.
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