Jacks and Aces
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Point to the middle card and say, "Is the card to the right an ace?" If the answer is yes, then the card on the right is an ace. If the answer is no, the card on the left is an ace. This solution works because if you're pointing to an ace then he's obviously telling the truth and if you're pointing to the jack the answer doesn't matter anyway because you will pick one of the other two which are both aces.
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