LGBARIDDLE:

An island is only inhabited by liars and truth-tellers. On the island, you meet Elgee, Sallote and Bah. Determine what Elgee, Sallote and Bah are based on what they say:

Elgee: Both Bah and Sallote are liars
Bah: Elgee and Sallote are liars
Sallote: Both Elgee and Bah are truth tellers

Question

LGBARIDDLE:

An island is only inhabited by liars and truth-tellers. On the island, you meet Elgee, Sallote and Bah. Determine what Elgee, Sallote and Bah are based on what they say:

Elgee: Both Bah and Sallote are liars
Bah: Elgee and Sallote are liars
Sallote: Both Elgee and Bah are truth tellers

parthkohli · Answer

lol

lgbasallote · Answer

the art of discrete mathematics

anonymous · Answer

LGBASALLOTE is a liar
AND SAURAVSHAKYA is the truth-teller

lgbasallote · Answer

ironic for a math hater..but still

anonymous · Answer

Sallote is surely a liar

lgbasallote · Answer

ouch

anonymous · Answer

bah => truth teller
sallote=> truth teller 
elgee => liar

anonymous · Answer

doesn't look right tho

i dont like discrete maths

anonymous · Answer

Sallote is surely a liar @Omniscience

anonymous · Answer

how so

lgbasallote · Answer

he dislikes me

experimentx · Answer

Elgee, Bah one of them is a truth teller.

anonymous · Answer

Because if he is truth-teller all are truth teller

anonymous · Answer

look at his statement

lgbasallote · Answer

this is where liberal arts skills mix with math

anonymous · Answer

Yep....... agreed with @experimentX  anyone of them Elgee or Bah is truth teller and the rest are liars

experimentx · Answer

Both <-- does that make any sense?

anonymous · Answer

Ya was thinking on that

lgbasallote · Answer

no more guesses?

anonymous · Answer

I guess this statement is not grammatically  correct "Both Bah and Sallote are liars"

lgbasallote · Answer

do you think it should be "Both Bah and Sallote is"?

anonymous · Answer

YEP

lgbasallote · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

Not good at english

anonymous · Answer

is wont make sense

anonymous · Answer

according to the other statements; the middle one should be:
Bah: Both Elgee and Sallote are liars

lgbasallote · Answer

very perceptive...let's see if you can apply that..

anonymous · Answer

if the was a grammatical error tho

or something tricky in it

anonymous · Answer

that was a*

anonymous · Answer

WHAT! ELGEE, BAH AND SALLOTE IS A SINGLE PERSON......
its LGBASALLOTE

lgbasallote · Answer

lol. too simple

lgbasallote · Answer

shall i give the answer now?

anonymous · Answer

no

anonymous · Answer

YEs PLZ

anonymous · Answer

no please

lgbasallote · Answer

@Omniscience still wants to try

anonymous · Answer

Can send me a message

anonymous · Answer

bah is a liar

anonymous · Answer

is it something wit elgee's statement containing "both" and Bah's not?

anonymous · Answer

i mean elgee is a liar

lgbasallote · Answer

note: remember to provide explanations with answers

anonymous · Answer

I think I got it.......... thanx @lgbasallote

anonymous · Answer

my explanation is stupid tho; so im not going to say it

lgbasallote · Answer

say it still...

lgbasallote · Answer

im curious

lgbasallote · Answer

sure3

experimentx · Answer

truth tells do not contradict what they say ... all of them could be liars ... that is also one possibility.

lgbasallote · Answer

i wonder if @hartnn can solve it

anonymous · Answer

@experimentX  u sure.. I dont think all can be liar

hartnn · Answer

at first try i am getting that all of them are liars....i m giving 2nd thoughts..,now.

anonymous · Answer

@lgbasallote  was my reason wrong.... THAT THIS QUESTION IS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS ONE

experimentx · Answer

the question doesn't say that there should be atleast one truth teller.

anonymous · Answer

So, BAH is the only truth-teller

lgbasallote · Answer

well it's the same characters and setting

anonymous · Answer

As the name of the person are same

lgbasallote · Answer

what kind of reasoning is that

lgbasallote · Answer

should i spill the answer and explanation now?

anonymous · Answer

I guess yes

shubhamsrg · Answer

leme try :
Elgee, Sallote -->liars 
and Bah -->truth teller.. ??

lgbasallote · Answer

why?

anonymous · Answer

SAid the same @shubhamsrg

shubhamsrg · Answer

1 min,,leme explain..

lgbasallote · Answer

sure

hartnn · Answer

on 2nd thoughts,i m getting only BAH as truth tellers...

lgbasallote · Answer

yeah right

lgbasallote · Answer

^sarcasm

hartnn · Answer

oh, every1 is saying same thing....

lgbasallote · Answer

bandwagon effect

shubhamsrg · Answer

i'll denote Elgee, Sallote and Bah by E,S and B respectively :P
case 1:
if E speaks truth ,,both B and S are liars..
thus since B is lying E and S both should be truth tellers..
-->contradiction

case 2:
since E cant be speaking truth,,thus E is speaking lie --> this is confirmed.
since E is lying, both B and S cant be liars as according to him, either one or both is truth teller..
supposing S is speaking truth,then E and B are speaking truth -->contradiction

which means B is speaking truth
hence S is speaking lie..and this satisfies all the statements..

hmm..

shubhamsrg · Answer

term "both" is catch here maybe ..

lgbasallote · Answer

very well

shubhamsrg · Answer

aha,,thank you..

lgbasallote · Answer

"both" was the keyword

lgbasallote · Answer

not much noticed that if "both" is a lie it means neither...or either one

anonymous · Answer

Since it was a LGBARIDDLE I guess my reasoning should have also worked.........lol

lgbasallote · Answer

i showed you the last one because it had the same logic for "both"