Watson also comments the Holmes" conclusions are, 'always founded on a logical basis". .

             Often Holmes proves his hypothesis by meticulous scientific experiment and replication of key events. An example of this would be when Holmes re-enacted the events of the night that Miss Stoner heard the same low whistling sound that her sister did just before she died in 'The Speckled Band". This proves that Holmes" conclusions have a solid base and are difficult, therefore to argue against.

             He shows, whilst conducting his investigations, almost no emotional involvement with the characters which enables him to conduct his work in an objective way without emotional interference. An example of this would be 'The Speckled Band" where Holmes is not remorseful bout the death of Roylott. This is shown by Watson"s comment in 'A Scandal in Bohemia", when he tells how emotions would only hinder Holmes as a detective, ' a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his". Watson"s comment is pointing out that if Holmes were emotionally attached to a case it would effect his judgement completely.

             These attributes when put together in one character by Conan Doyle go to form a detective with virtually no weaknesses. This, I believe makes Holmes almost infallible, except I also think that this makes Holmes unable to see the danger of some characters and be overly confident in his own intellect to be out wited by someone. His rare example of fallibility is shown at the end of ' A Scandal in Bohemia" when Watson concludes that ' Sherlock Holmes was beaten by a women"s wit".

             As a man, Holmes is portrayed in a way that gives the impression that Holmes" skills as a detective, and the fact that he is aware of his amazing abilities and brilliant mind, affects his ability to interact with society in any normal way.