Stephanie Simoes
@critikid.bsky.social
Founder of Critikid.com, a critical thinking site for kids and teens. Posting about:
- Science, data, and media literacy
- Clear communication
- Logic, puzzles, and paradoxes
- Science, data, and media literacy
- Clear communication
- Logic, puzzles, and paradoxes
My plans for Critikid for the rest of the 2025 👇
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
My plans for Critikid for the rest of the 2025 👇
A common logical fallacy you almost never hear about is the historian's fallacy.
You commit the historian's fallacy when you judge a past decision as obviously obviously wrong using information that wasn't available at the time. 1/
You commit the historian's fallacy when you judge a past decision as obviously obviously wrong using information that wasn't available at the time. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A common logical fallacy you almost never hear about is the historian's fallacy.
You commit the historian's fallacy when you judge a past decision as obviously obviously wrong using information that wasn't available at the time. 1/
You commit the historian's fallacy when you judge a past decision as obviously obviously wrong using information that wasn't available at the time. 1/
We cannot easily determine what's best to do here because Monte's intentions are suspicious - it seems like he would be more likely to offer the money to switch if you've already picked the keys.
Here was Steve's answer, which assumed that Monte opens an empty box no matter what.
Here was Steve's answer, which assumed that Monte opens an empty box no matter what.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
We cannot easily determine what's best to do here because Monte's intentions are suspicious - it seems like he would be more likely to offer the money to switch if you've already picked the keys.
Here was Steve's answer, which assumed that Monte opens an empty box no matter what.
Here was Steve's answer, which assumed that Monte opens an empty box no matter what.
This is the original Monty Hall problem, posed by Steve Selvin as a Letter to the Editor in The American Statistician in 1975, 15 years before it was made famous by Marilyn vos Savant's column in Parade Magazine.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This is the original Monty Hall problem, posed by Steve Selvin as a Letter to the Editor in The American Statistician in 1975, 15 years before it was made famous by Marilyn vos Savant's column in Parade Magazine.
What do you think of these quotes by professor of neuroscience, psychology, and education, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang?
September 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
What do you think of these quotes by professor of neuroscience, psychology, and education, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang?
Don't get me wrong - I like "Thinking, Fast and Slow." Many of the concepts are supported by decades of research and replications. But this kind of stuff is in there, too.
September 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Don't get me wrong - I like "Thinking, Fast and Slow." Many of the concepts are supported by decades of research and replications. But this kind of stuff is in there, too.
Ironically, this is a review of "The Intelligence Trap", a book about protecting ourselves from error. The author, writes:
September 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Ironically, this is a review of "The Intelligence Trap", a book about protecting ourselves from error. The author, writes:
On being confidently wrong:
September 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
On being confidently wrong:
This is the Motte and Bailey fallacy. Motte-and-bailey castles had two areas: a wide area that was hard to defend (the bailey) and small stone tower on a hill that was easier to protect (the motte). When invaders came, people abandoned the bailey and retreated to the motte. 👇
September 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This is the Motte and Bailey fallacy. Motte-and-bailey castles had two areas: a wide area that was hard to defend (the bailey) and small stone tower on a hill that was easier to protect (the motte). When invaders came, people abandoned the bailey and retreated to the motte. 👇
Increasing revenue is especially important before I make Fallacy Detectors Part 2 because I work with a professional animator. It's a relatively expensive course to make.
August 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Increasing revenue is especially important before I make Fallacy Detectors Part 2 because I work with a professional animator. It's a relatively expensive course to make.
I don't like marketing. I just want to make more critical thinking courses and worksheets for my site.
But even more than that, I want to make Critikid my full-time job. That means marketing needs to be the priority until I get revenue up to around $2000/month.
But even more than that, I want to make Critikid my full-time job. That means marketing needs to be the priority until I get revenue up to around $2000/month.
August 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I don't like marketing. I just want to make more critical thinking courses and worksheets for my site.
But even more than that, I want to make Critikid my full-time job. That means marketing needs to be the priority until I get revenue up to around $2000/month.
But even more than that, I want to make Critikid my full-time job. That means marketing needs to be the priority until I get revenue up to around $2000/month.
I'm as bad as Netflix.
I hate it when Netflix has a gap of years between seasons of a show.
And yet, it's been about a year and a half since I released Fallacy Detectors Part 1. To make things worse, it ended with a cliffhanger.
I hate it when Netflix has a gap of years between seasons of a show.
And yet, it's been about a year and a half since I released Fallacy Detectors Part 1. To make things worse, it ended with a cliffhanger.
August 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm as bad as Netflix.
I hate it when Netflix has a gap of years between seasons of a show.
And yet, it's been about a year and a half since I released Fallacy Detectors Part 1. To make things worse, it ended with a cliffhanger.
I hate it when Netflix has a gap of years between seasons of a show.
And yet, it's been about a year and a half since I released Fallacy Detectors Part 1. To make things worse, it ended with a cliffhanger.
This Facebook comment made me realize I am not promoting my website enough on social media, because that's exactly what the site is for!
critikid.com/resources
critikid.com/resources
August 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This Facebook comment made me realize I am not promoting my website enough on social media, because that's exactly what the site is for!
critikid.com/resources
critikid.com/resources
I added pictures to Critikid's Logical Fallacy Handbook!
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critikid.com/logical-fall...
August 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I added pictures to Critikid's Logical Fallacy Handbook!
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critikid.com/logical-fall...
Do you have any questions about me or critikid.com?
August 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Do you have any questions about me or critikid.com?
"Don't drink milk. It's for baby cows."
It is helpful to ask questions before trying to refute someone’s claim. Among other reasons, it can save time and energy because it ensures that you’re not responding to an argument that you haven’t properly understood. 1/3
It is helpful to ask questions before trying to refute someone’s claim. Among other reasons, it can save time and energy because it ensures that you’re not responding to an argument that you haven’t properly understood. 1/3
August 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
"Don't drink milk. It's for baby cows."
It is helpful to ask questions before trying to refute someone’s claim. Among other reasons, it can save time and energy because it ensures that you’re not responding to an argument that you haven’t properly understood. 1/3
It is helpful to ask questions before trying to refute someone’s claim. Among other reasons, it can save time and energy because it ensures that you’re not responding to an argument that you haven’t properly understood. 1/3
Pseudoscience is a system of explanations, methods, and assumptions that pose as science but don’t follow core scientific principles like testability and falsifiability. 👇
August 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Pseudoscience is a system of explanations, methods, and assumptions that pose as science but don’t follow core scientific principles like testability and falsifiability. 👇
I love puzzles that seem tricky at first but turn out to be very easy once you get that "aha" moment. Here's an example by Martin Gardner. What is the length of the dotted line?
August 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I love puzzles that seem tricky at first but turn out to be very easy once you get that "aha" moment. Here's an example by Martin Gardner. What is the length of the dotted line?
Working on my YouTube channel. Subscribe for more critical thinking content! www.youtube.com/@critikidvid
August 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Working on my YouTube channel. Subscribe for more critical thinking content! www.youtube.com/@critikidvid
Can you solve the red queen puzzle?
July 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Can you solve the red queen puzzle?
And then this pops up (you have to pay, of course).
July 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
And then this pops up (you have to pay, of course).
Then tried it with one called "justdone" that guarantees 100% accuracy.
July 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Then tried it with one called "justdone" that guarantees 100% accuracy.
Tried one of those online AI detectors ("Sidekicker") with my Master's thesis that I wrote in 2014.
July 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tried one of those online AI detectors ("Sidekicker") with my Master's thesis that I wrote in 2014.
This TikTok commenter nicely summed up what typically happens when I post tricky puzzles. Step 4 is the whole point!
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This TikTok commenter nicely summed up what typically happens when I post tricky puzzles. Step 4 is the whole point!
