Fact and Opinion

Fact and Opinion

By MAE BOCTIL

Multiple Choice

A polar bear is the most fun animal to watch.

• FACT

• OPINION

Multiple Choice

A giant tortoise can live to be over 150 years old

• FACT

• OPINION

What is fact?

Fact - is something that can be verified through observation and research.​

The following guidelines will help you verify statements of FACT:

1. If possible check facts through personal observation.​

2. If personal observation cannot be done, you may consult a reliable source.​

   -Use Reference materials like an encyclopedia.

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3. Statement of obligation – it tells us how things should be. Words such as should, ought to, and must be are common in statements of obligation.​

What is an opinion?

The opinion is any statement that cannot be proven with obsolete certainty. ​

An opinion can be expressed in any of the following ways.​

1. Judgment- it is an opinion about the value of something. Judgments use adjectives such as beautiful, good, better, worst, and bad. The words probably I think, possibly, it seems that, and apparently, also show an opinion.​

​Example: ​

The trolls are probably more clever than giants.​

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2. Prediction – it is a statement about what might happen in the future. Until something has actually happened or failed to happen, you cannot prove these statements to be true or not.​

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