Stephanie Simoes

Gaining only a superficial knowledge of logical fallacies can backfire, and it may undermine our ability to communicate clearly and evaluate claims. Read more in my latest post on @PsychToday: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/critic…

Here's a little puzzle I made up today: How come cats don't usually win sculpting contests? Because caYs are more compeZt at stW arXrk. W + X + Y + Z = twenty-two Solve for W, X, Y, and Z.

@B_A_R__O_N Sorry, here's the correct link to the printable version: critikid.com/worksheets/pri… Yes, you have to submit your email to get the printable version sent to you. If you don't like it, you can view the online version.

@critikids Link to pdf is dead. Why you collect data for a free pdf? I like your work but I don’t like data collections.

Formal fallacies are mistakes in an argument's logical structure. Unlike informal fallacies, formal fallacies don't depend on context or subject matter: you can spot them even after translating the argument into symbols. 👇

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Attention New Hampshire parents! Critikid has been accepted as an Education Provider for the New Hampshire Children's Scholarship Fund, an Educational Freedom Account provide eligible families with a state grant of approximately $3,800 to spend on their children's education.

"I am a university teacher and I am trained in statistics...and my score was not perfect. I loved the course, learned from it, and am recommending it to others (many who are not kids)." -Kiron Try first lesson: critikid.com/courses/statis…

A few people have asked me if I plan to make resources about AI Literacy for kids. While I don't have anything in the works at this time, I found a free series of lesson plans with videos for grades 6-12 by @CommonSenseEd commonsense.org/education/coll…

4. He then offers you a $1 million bonus if you can correctly say whether the coin under the cup shows heads or tails. What should you say to maximize your chance of getting the bonus - or does it make no difference?

3. He tells all ten children the rules, but not the name he drew or the result of the coin flip. Then he meets them one at a time. When he meets you, he says, "You will be receiving an inheritance." He doesn't tell you whether you will receive the whole estate or just a share.

1. An eccentric billionaire has ten children. You are one of them. He writes each child's name on a slip of paper, draws one name at random, and looks at it. 👇

These free science literacy worksheets teach the difference between facts, laws, and theories. Recommended for ages 11 and up.

Critikid currently offers 5 online, interactive critical thinking courses for kids and teens. There are also puzzles, worksheets, and lesson plans. What would you like to see next?

Play here: humanornot.so

The "AI or Not?" Turing test fooled me.

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A new thing I'm adding to Fallacy Detectors Part 2 is quizzes after every lesson where students have to determine whether a character is committing a fallacy or not. I'm also including some tricky examples so kids can practice telling when something is "fallacy-shaped" but valid.