Fact and Opinion FACTS o o o Can

Fact and Opinion

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 that is not 100% true and Can’t be proven

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 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 vegetable. o Fire needs oxygen to burn. o Pizza tastes great.

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 of World Records

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

What about newspapers? o FACT or o OPINION?

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 Restaurant reviews Advice columns Movie reviews Advertisements

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.