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Fact and Opinion

Fact and Opinion

FACTS o o o Can be proven Real for all people and places Can

FACTS o o o Can be proven Real for all people and places Can be duplicated Can be observed 100% true

Opinion o o o A particular person’s feeling, thought, judgment, belief, estimate Or anything

Opinion o o o A particular person’s feeling, thought, judgment, belief, estimate Or anything that is not 100% true and Can’t be proven

Tip for spotting Opinions o An “opinion statement” contains value language – for example

Tip for spotting Opinions o An “opinion statement” contains value language – for example good, difficult, easy, beautiful, or should.

Fact or Opinion? o All people must breathe to live. o All people love

Fact or Opinion? o All people must breathe to live. o All people love basketball. o Blue is the best color. o Abraham Lincoln was a President of the United States.

Fact or Opinion? o Broccoli is a green vegetable. o Broccoli is the best

Fact or Opinion? o Broccoli is a green vegetable. o Broccoli is the best vegetable. o Fire needs oxygen to burn. o Pizza tastes great.

Can you think of some sources where facts can be found and checked?

Can you think of some sources where facts can be found and checked?

Here a few: o o o Encyclopedia Dictionary Almanac Atlas Test book Guinness Book

Here a few: o o o Encyclopedia Dictionary Almanac Atlas Test book Guinness Book of World Records

Can you think of some sources where opinions can be found?

Can you think of some sources where opinions can be found?

Here a few: o o o Autobiographies Biographies Self-help books Novels Journals Advertisements

Here a few: o o o Autobiographies Biographies Self-help books Novels Journals Advertisements

What about newspapers? o FACT or o OPINION?

What about newspapers? o FACT or o OPINION?

It depends…. Some sections are factual: o o o Sports scores Rainfall measurement Birth

It depends…. Some sections are factual: o o o Sports scores Rainfall measurement Birth announcements Obituaries Calendar of events Wedding announcements

Some are opinion: o o o o Weather forecast Editorials Letters to the editor

Some are opinion: o o o o Weather forecast Editorials Letters to the editor Restaurant reviews Advice columns Movie reviews Advertisements

Facts and opinions o What about the internet? Talk this over with your class…

Facts and opinions o What about the internet? Talk this over with your class… ******* Now that you know the difference, be sure to check the facts.

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