Fact vs. Opinion

What is a fact?

• Statements that can be proven from evidence

• A statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought

• Statements that can be proven

• The side of an issue that a writer favors

• A statement that many people assume to be true, but which is not necessarily so

What is an opinion?

• Statements that can be proven from evidence

• A statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought

• Statements that can be proven

• The side of an issue that a writer favors

• A statement that many people assume to be true, but which is not necessarily so

What is author's bias?

• How a writer reveals their bias, for instance using words that are strongly positive or negative

• A statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought

• The side of an issue that a writer favors

• The side of an issue that a writer favors

• A statement that many people assume to be true, but which is not necessarily so

What is loaded language?

• How a writer reveals their bias, for instance using words that are strongly positive or negative

• A statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought

• The side of an issue that a writer favors

• The side of an issue that a writer favors

• A statement that many people assume to be true, but which is not necessarily so

What is a Factual Claim?

• Statements that can be proven

• A statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought

• Statements that can be proven from evidence

• The side of an issue that a writer favors

• A statement that many people assume to be true, but which is not necessarily so

What is a Commonplace Assertion?

• Statements that can be proven

• A statement of personal belief, feeling, or thought

• Statements that can be proven from evidence

• The side of an issue that a writer favors

• A statement that many people assume to be true, but which is not necessarily so

What is something new you have learned about fact and opinion?