Point of View: Subjective vs. Objective

What are personal views based on emotions or feelings called?

• Facts

• Opinions

What are statements that can be tested or measured to prove if they are true or not?

• Facts

• Opinions

The type of writing where the author sticks to telling the facts and does not express his or her personal feelings, views, judgement, or opinions.

• Objective

• Subjective

In what type of writing does the author express his/her personal viewpoint?

• Objective

• Subjective

In what type of writing does the author expresses his/her judgments about a topic?

• Objective

• Subjective

In what type of writing does the author sets aside his/her personal feelings and only reports the facts, events, and what was observed?

• Objective

• Subjective

Persuasive writing often involves using personal judgments, thoughts, and opinions to sway the reader. Because of this, persuasive writing is almost always what type of writing?

• Objective

• Subjective

When trying to make a decision about something that we have strong feelings about, it can be hard to remain _____________.

• Objective

• Subjective

Bias is "prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair." What kind of writing would be most likely to show bias?

• Objective

• Subjective

Fact or Opinion: "Deserts are actually defined by the amount of rainfall they receive rather than their temperature. Because of this, the largest desert in the world is actually Antarctica."

• Fact

• Opinion