Dance of deduction

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The dance of deduction is a "dance" of reasoning involving Herlock Sholmes and at least two other participants, used during investigation acts of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve.

Phases

The core of a dance of deduction is Sholmes's "Logic and Reasoning Spectacular", in which a question involving a subject participant is answered using a chain of abductive reasoning based on observations made of the subject, their environment, and sometimes other characters. Another participant acts as a "dance partner" by responding to Sholmes's reasoning and either completing or correcting it, steering them both toward the actual truth by putting the line of logic on the right track.

The conclusions drawn by Sholmes are often bizarrely incorrect (such as the gravity reversing in a room) due to being drawn from incorrect assumptions, causing the subject to react in a confused manner. This results in the need of a "Course Correction" by the partner after Sholmes has finished talking, somewhat like cross-examining a witness testimony in trials, either by directly pointing to the real answer or by presenting evidence from the court record. Failing to do this correctly, will result in suffering a penalty.

Some of the reasoning and conclusions drawn by Sholmes are directly taken from Sherlock Holmes canon, but are made to be incorrect in the context of the episode's narrative. For example, in The Adventure of the Unbreakable Speckled Band, Sholmes concludes that a snake caused Kazuma Asogi's death, which, although true in the original story, is quickly dismissed as illogical in the game.

Gallery

The beginning of a deduction

The beginning of a course correction

At the end of a successful course correction

At the end of a failed course correction

Table of dances of deduction

Episode	Subject(s)	Topic	Conclusion	Relevant locations/evidence	Review Conclusion
The Adventure of the Unbreakable Speckled Band	Nikolina Pavlova* (originally disguised as Grimesby Roylott)	Old Man's Identity	A revolutionary on the run	Golden locks and Article About Ballerina	A ballerina on the run
		Wrongdoing	Kidnapping of a young ballerina	Tiara and Rules of Passage	Possession of a prohibited animal
	Nikolina Pavlova & Bif Strogenov	Intruder's Identity	A beloved speckled snake	Claw scratch, little kitten (after examining photograph frame), and cat's toy (after examining "snake's sloughed skin")	A beloved kitten
		How Mr. Asogi Died	Death by a venomous snake's bite	Post-Mortem Report, Mark on Floor, wastepaper basket (after examining), and Pavlova & Darka Photograph	Death by tripping over a cat* (Never died, and really pushed by Pavlova)
	Nikolina Pavlova & Bif Strogenov	Ink stain, Crime Scene Photograph, fist, right ear or left ear, and wardrobe
The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro	John & Joan Garrideb	Nature of the Beast	A rampaging Asiatic lion	Newlywed bride (after examining photograph frame) and wedding ring	The raging wife of Mr. Garrideb
		Aftermath	Carpet gnawed on by the starving lion	Slapped cheek, love note (after examining bookmark), and candlestick	Carpet scorched by a small fire
The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story	Ashley Graydon* (As Eggert Benedict and then A.G.)	Mystery Man's Aim	To tunnel underneath the pawnbrokery	Info about Miss Lestrade (after examining scribbled writing), initialling, and split seam	To abscond with a redeemed item
		Great Crime	To steal the Great Exhibition's reserve funds	Notelet and Music Box Disk (after examining note on B-side)	To acquire an item deposited by Mr. McGilded
The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro	Soseki Natsume & William Shamspeare* (unconscious from strychnine poisoning)	Cause of Death	Poisoning from soap ingestion	Other piece of soap and teacup	Poison in the tea* (was actually gas from a broken gas pipe)
		Suicide or Murder?	No possible perpetrator present	Other teacup and pile of familiar books (after examining pile of books)	Soseki Natsume at the scene
The Return of the Great Departed Soul	Esmeralda Tusspells	Waxwork's Fate	Sold for cash	Ransom note (after examining note on the wall) and waxwork hand (after examining hand of Madame)	Kidnapped!
		Waxwork Location	Discovered already	Shoulder stub and twitch	Still a mystery
	Susato Mikotoba & Enoch Drebber's room	Flipped Furniture	Because gravity was reversed	Upright vase and safe combination	To find the safe combination
		Missing Engineer	Escaped via the skylight	Shoe, Crossbow, and large safe	Inside the safe
Twisted Karma and His Last Bow	Iris Wilson & Yujin Mikotoba* (covered up and unconscious from a blow to the chest)	Man's Identity	The King of Germany	Gramophone and Kazuma Asogi's profile	Yujin Mikotoba
		Girl's Silence	To hide the coffee cup	Metal chest, key, and case file	To hide the case file
The Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodo	Tchikin Strogenov & Seishiro Jigoku's first-class cabin	Glass containing ice, Rules of Passage, wad of banknotes, large trunk, and "5231045"