rspec/rules/S1862/description.adoc
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A chain of `if`/`else if` statements is evaluated from top to bottom. At most, only one branch will be executed: the first one with a condition that evaluates to `true`.
Therefore, duplicating a condition automatically leads to dead code. Usually, this is due to a copy/paste error. At best, it's simply dead code and at worst, it's a bug that is likely to induce further bugs as the code is maintained, and obviously it could lead to unexpected behavior.