: Re: How to make the reader think that the *character's* logic is flawed instead of the author's? Following up on my previous question, "How to make the villain's motives understandable if his logic

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Seems to me the basic options are:

Make his logic so insane that the reader will just take it for granted that anyone capable of writing a coherent book couldn't really believe this. Possible, but this may force you to make the character so crazy that he ceases to be interesting. He's no longer a reasonably intelligent person who makes a big mistake, but a certifiable lunatic.
Have the narrator point out the flaw in the logic. But you say that doesn't work with the kind of narrator you want.
Have the character discuss his thoughts with other people, and then those people say that his logic is flawed, either to the character or to each other. But I think you ruled that out, too.
Have the character consider objections to his logic, and dismiss them. "I suppose people will say that this won't work because ... but they don't know that ..."

Have the character's logic appear valid and don't reveal the flaw until later. This may or may not work depending on the details of the story. You may be able to leave out crucial details until the right time, for example. Like, "And then he discovered that it would require driving 500 miles across the desert, and his car could only carry enough gas to travel 400 miles." Or whatever obviously.

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