You have a basket with five apples. You take away three. How many apples do you have?

In this scenario, the question focuses on understanding the action of taking apples away from the basket. Initially, there are five apples in the basket. When you take away three apples, you are left with two apples in the basket. However, the key part of the question is about how many apples "you have" after taking them away. Since you have taken three apples from the basket, you now possess those three apples. This is why the correct conclusion is that you have three apples.

This question illustrates a common cognitive bias where people might initially focus on the remaining items in the basket rather than what they personally possess after an action.