Fact and Opinion

Fact vs. Opinion

The art of understanding the difference.

Why do we need to know the difference?

• Facts keep things real.

• Opinions can be misleading.

Opinions, what are they?

• Opinions contain feelings.

• Opinions are based on personal beliefs.

• Opinions cannot be proven or measured.

• Opinions have certain descriptors like; thought, ought, would, could, should and best.

What are facts?

• Simple: Facts are provable and measurable.  

• Facts do not contain feeling descriptors.  

Multiple Choice

Which statement could be verified as a fact? 

• President elections happen every 4 years.
• Presidential candidates spend too much time on the campaign.
• Many people would make a poor leader! 
• Our president is the best!

Multiple Choice

Which statement is a fact?

• You can only win if you memorize everything!
• Your group cannot be bigger than 6 people.
• It's going to be a great night!!
• Bravery is the most important thing in the world.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence states an opinion?

• Boats cross the Pacific Ocean.
• After a volcano erupts the lava hardens.
• Volcanic activity creates some of the most spectacular fireworks in nature!
• Surrounding the Pacific Ocean is a circle of volcanoes.

Multiple Select

Facts are something that is:

• Measurable.

• Filled with feelings.

• Provable.

• Biased.

Multiple Select

An example of an opinion would be:

• George Washington was the first President of the United States.

• Tricycles have three wheels.

• Schools should've opened fully instead of going remote.

• Wakanda is a country created by Marvel.