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Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon
"Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity" or, more straightforwardly put, "the simplest solution is usually the best".
When using this to solve mysteries, it means we should favor the more elegant solutions, ones that provide answers involving the least amount of assumptions.
In other words, one murderer is better than two, simply because you have to explain less.
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Ahh I see. But Van Dine also says there should only be one culprit. And we all know how Ryukishi loves his rules
