Facts, Opinions, and Commonplace Assertions

All puppies are adorable when they are small.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Commonplace Assertion

The class average on last week’s test was 82%.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Commonplace Assertion

Children should wait 30 minutes after eating before they go swimming.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Commonplace Assertion

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Commonplace Assertion

My bus picks me up no later than 7:10 every morning.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Commonplace Assertion

Taking vitamins everyday will keep you healthy.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Commonplace Assertion

All kids love recess.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Commonplace Assertion

Which statement is described as a commonplace assertion?

• A can of Coke contains 140 calories.

• Sugary sodas cause weight gain.

• Pizza hut is the best!

• There are 24 hours in a day.

Which statement is an example of an opinion?

• Our school was founded in 1997.

• Eating spinach helps your reflexes.

• Cherry limeade tastes better than Dr. Pepper.

• Smoking can cause lung cancer.

All statements below are factual claims except--

• Fisherman and naturalists are seeing fewer great white sharks.

• ...nearly three-quarters of all victims survive...

• Sharks are the most frightening of all ocean creatures

• Some species of sharks have dropped by 80 percent.