Fact and Opinion How to tell the difference
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Fact and Opinion How to tell the difference
FACTS Something that has happened, or Can be proven Can be measured or observed Uses details, dates, statistics
Examples: A Mc. Donald’s Big Mac has 550 calories. A Big Mac has fewer calories than a Double Quarter Pounder with cheese. Over 50% of the North American population uses Facebook. More women use Facebook than men.
OPINIONS Can not be proven Can be argued Often expresses feeling or judgment Some key words and phrases: I/We think, I/We feel, I/We believe, In my opinion, never, always, all, best, greatest, cutest, ugliest, brave, etc. May be supported with facts
Examples of Opinions Lake Michigan is fun to swim in. All lifeguards working on Lake Michigan are friendly. Compared to all other fast food burgers, the Big Mac is the tastiest of them all. Facebook is a waste of time. I like playing games on the Internet.
Fact or Opinion?
The Family Guy is not appropriate to watch during school.
There are fewer panda bears in the world than grizzly bears.
Drinking orange juice right after brushing your teeth tastes bad.
Justin Bieber deserved to win the Grammy for best new artist.
Chicken that has not been properly prepared and cooked may cause salmonella.
Cheating wrong. on your boyfriend or girlfriend is
The Xbox came out before the Wii.
Super Mario is one of the greatest video game characters of all time.
Chocolate milk tastes better than regular milk.
Students should get a break for the summer.
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- Facts and opinions about pizza
- Signal words for fact and opinion
- Jeopardy fact and opinion
- Can you make them behave, king george fact and opinion
- Read the sentences and decide if they are
- Opinion examples
- Thanksgiving fact and opinion
- Opinions are better than facts in supporting an argument.
- Fact and opinion jeopardy 4th grade
- The fastest land dwelling creature is the cheetah
- Signal words for fact and opinion
- School fact and opinion
- Examples of opinion statements
- Evolution fact or fiction
- Fact or opinion activity