Fact, Opinion, & Commonplace Assertion

A common unfounded belief.

• Opinion
• Appeal
• Commonplace Assertion
• Logical Fallacy

A personal belief, feeling, or judgment

• Factual Claim
• Opinion
• Inference
• False Assumption

Factual claims are --

• Objective.  They are based on evidence and not on personal opinions
• Trivial. They are dependent upon the reader's perspective on an issue.
• Subjective. They only involve specific points discussed by the author.
• based on popular belief about a given topic.

I know: it's how I live myself. Children are super annoying—especially teenagers, I would say, now that I've got one.

• Factual Claim
• Commonplace Assertion
• Logical Fallacy
• Opinion

For the first time, a generation of children is going through adolescence with smartphones ever-present.

• Commonplace Assertion
• Opinion
• Factual Claim
• Logical Fallacy

But you know what smartphones and social media are really great at? Tuning out your children.

• Factual Claim
• Opinion
• Commonplace Assertion
• Appeal

Teens, in turn, seem to be content with this homebody arrangement—not because they’re so studious, but because their social life is lived on their phone. They don’t need to leave home to spend time with their friends.

• Opinion
• Commonplace Assertion
• False Assumption
• Logical Fallacy

Eighth-graders who are heavy users of social media increase their risk of depression by 27 percent, while those who play sports, go to religious services, or even do homework more than the average teen cut their risk significantly.

• Factual Claim
• Commonplace Assertion
• Over-generalization
• Opinion

The fastest land dwelling mammal is the Cheetah.

• Fact
• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Babe Ruth had 2,213 RBI during his career in professional baseball.

• Fact
• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6