Deductive reasoning is defined as reasoning from the general to the particular. It is also reasoning that people use everyday without realizing it. Simply put, just about every time something is solved deductive reasoning in some way is used. Music can be full of mystery, as most people find out when trying to reveal the true meaning of their favorite songs. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana wrote numerous songs in his short life, many shrouded in mystery. Some of his songs can have deep and complex meanings, while some can just be a full throttle jam to expel some anger. One of Nirvana's more simple songs is "Dumb." While a first listen may make a person believe that it is about somebody who is upset with the way things are going and feels "dumb," it really talks about how sometimes ignorance is bliss. That to be "dumb" you have to be carefree, and perhaps that is what makes a person happy. In The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Author Conan Doyle, there are numerous instances in which deductive reasoning, not without faults, however, was used to solve the daunting case.
             The Hound of the Baskervilles was released in 1901 and ran in The Strand magazine from August 1901 to April 1902. It was not released, however, without a fight. Doyle lost interest in the Holmes character and wished to pursue other forms of writing, but the public demanded more Holmes. After resisting public stress and ignoring the large sums of money publishers offered to him for a new story, Doyle gave in and released The Hound of the Baskervilles.
             A good friend of Doyle, Fletcher Robinson, told him about a phantom hound on Dartmoor. They went to Dartmoor and examined the area, "...tramping over the terrain and working further at the plot" (Hardwick 255). Doyle would begin writing the tale and finish it soon after. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the longest Holmes story that Doyle has written, but it is not even a new tal...