False Logic/Great Critical Thinking Puzzles

Test your brain power with these challenging critical thinking puzzles. Chances are they'll keep you busy for hours. Which means you'll quickly become a better learner. Thinking critically can help us solve problems outside of just games and riddles. By exploring situations rather than accepting them, we become better prepared in uncovering connections, identifying hidden relationships and many other problem-solving techniques. Try your hand and brain at these 80 mind-scramblers and see how well you do. Every one of these conundrums can be solved with a pencil, pen, or some inexpensive materials around the house. Try and figure this one out: How many triangles can be uncovered in the figure below?Try your hand at these tantalizing logic puzzles set in mysterious locales: Socrates Lends a Hand, Mordin's Maze, the Isle of Ave, the Villagers of Farmwell, and the Valley Liars. They're tough, they're varied, and they all contain at least one false statement, which must be identified in order to solve the riddle. First you devise a sound method of analysis, and once all the different options have been tested, remove the assumptions that reveal inconsistencies or contradictions. The remaining statements are your solution. Think you're smart? These "mind-benders" are much more complicated than other games, often requiring the use of diagrams and the Hints Section. Happy Solving