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12 Cards in this Set
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alibi |
a suspects claim that he or she was not near the crime scene at the time of the crime |
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clue |
somthing that appears to lead the slueth a step closer to solving the crime |
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deduction |
using the facts to infer a concluusion |
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evidence |
somthing that helps prove who the villain is. |
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villain |
an important character who has an understandable motive for the crime |
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motive |
a reason someone has for commiting a crime |
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red herring |
a false clue that throws the detective and the reader off track |
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slueth |
someone who investagates and solves a crime |
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suspects |
people who are connected to the crime in some way and appear to have a motive for commiting the crime |
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witness |
a person who descovers the crime or has info about the crime |
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foreshadowing |
details,setting changes,or diolouge that hint to an event that may happen later in the story |
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suspence |
a feeling of exictment and anticipation that develops from events in the story and the use of literary devices such as foreshadowing |
