Aldith, Bogdan and Chedomir are gathered in a medieval tavern. One of them is a knight who always tells the truth, one of them is a knave who always lies, and one of them is a jester who can either tell the truth or lie.
Aldith says, "I am not a knave."
Bogdan says, "I am a knave."
Chedomir says, "I am not a knave."
Who is the jester?
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The knight cannot say "I am a knave", as that is a false statement.
Similarly, the knave cannot say "I am a knave", as that is a true statement.
Thus, the only person that can say "I am a knave" would be the jester. Hence Bogdan is the jester.
Note: We do not know who the knight or knave actually is. Both of them can legitimately say "I am not a knave".