Fact vs. Opinion

Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player of all time?

• Fact

• Opinion

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Juice WRLD is the best rapper ever.

• Fact

• Opinion

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What is a fact?

• Your thoughts on something.
• Something you can prove. 

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What is an opinion?

• Something you can prove. 
• Someone's thoughts on a topic. 

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Halloween is the 31st of October 

• Fact
• Opinion 

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There are twelve months in a year.

• fact 
• opinion

A fact is...

• Something that can be proven
• Someone's perspective on an idea
• Something that is fake
• Something that is a belief of a person

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An opinion is...

• A belief someone may have from a certain perspective.
• Something someone must always believe is true.
• The truth 
• An outlook on false information

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Phrases like Greatest of all time (GOAT), one of the best, most popular, most downloaded, easiest, hardest are a sign of...

• Fact

• Opinion

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Phrases like I think, you should, they should, I’m pretty sure, I know, they think , are always followed by

• A fact.

• An opinion

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