I smell a rat.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker suspects something is wrong or deceitful.
- In plain terms
- I think something is off.
- What can you take from it?
- Investigate the situation further.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What evidence supports the suspicion?
- How can one confirm or all the doubt?
Another view
Sometimes intuition can be mistaken.
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