If the raccoon is innocent, then the opossum is not lying. If the rabbit is being truthful, then the

If the raccoon is innocent, then the opossum is not lying. If the rabbit is being truthful, then the opossum is lying. If the rabbit is lying, then it has something to gain from lying.

The owl just found out that the rabbit would gain nothing from lying. Is the raccoon guilty or innocent Why?

Guilty.

• The only way the rabbit would be lying is if it had something to gain by lying.
• The owl said that the rabbit had nothing to gain from lying, therefor the rabbit is telling the truth.
• Because the rabbit is telling the truth, the opossum is lying.
• if the raccoon was innocent, the opossum would not be lying.