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Fact and Opinion: Is There

Really a DifferenceEvery man has a right to be wrong in his opinion

But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.

-Baruch, Bernard M 1870-1965American Financier


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Lets Get The Facts Straight!

There is a difference betweenFACT and OPINION.

Facts are statements that can be proven.Opinionscan not be proven. They are basedon someone's thoughts, theirfeelings and their

understanding.Though you may be able to use facts to addcredibility to an opinion, it is still an opinion!Though an opinion may be widely accepted, that

does not make it a fact.


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Lets Get The Facts Straight!A fact is something that can be proven

by a reliable authority such as:

Note : None of these authorities are fool proof, but information that theyprovide is considered to be fact.

A

history book

An observation

Governmental

law

Proven

scientific law

Statistics

Mathematics

Measurements


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Lets Look at Some Examples of Facts

John F. Kennedy was

President 1961-1963

History Book

The adult human bodyhas 206 bones

Science

56% of US gun Deathsare suicides Statistic

21 is the legal drinkingage in Cincinnati, OH

GovernmentalLaw

ReliableAuthorityMust Have a


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More Examples of Facts

What About Observations?

Observations are facts because they can be proven by

the senses.

Some flowers arelarger than others.

You can bring inflowers of various

sizesThe shirt is green. You can bring in the

shirt so that the colorcan be seen

Fact How it is Provable


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Getting the Facts on FactsSome facts change over time.

For example:

It was once considered to be a fact that the world was flat.

We believed that those traveling too far in either direction couldliterally fall off!

Because new things are being discovered everyday, reliable authorities are sometimes forced to alter what we all once conside red tobe facts.


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Lets Look at Some Examples of Opinions

John F. Kennedy was an President.

the adult human body has morebones than

that the US suicide rate will decrease

soon.for the legal drinking age to be 21.

Here are some of the same topics that we saw as facts.Can you figure out how they were changed to opinions?

excellent

Apparently,

It is unfair

It is likely

necessary.

All of these wordsare hints that there

is an opinionpresent.


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Types of Opinions

There are Several Types ofOpinions:

Hypothesis Statements

Theory Statements

Assumptive Statements

Value Statements


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A Hypothesis is an assumption made in an attempt to explain an

observation. Though an Observation is a Fact, a Hypothesis is an

Opinion.

Some flowers are larger than others

because they are in more fertile soil.

This hypothesis would have to be further investigatedand scientifically proven to be considered a fact.

Types of Opinions:Statements of Hypothesis


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The Theory of Relativity. The Evolutionary Theory.

Types of Opinions:Statements of Theory

A theory is an opinion that is a widely believed explanationfor a group of observations. Here are two well known

examples:

Though many scientists believe that these theories are true, we

still consider them to be opinions rather than facts because they

have not been proven.


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If Hillary Clinton ran for President she woulddefinitely win.

The war in Iraq will eventually cost the US all of

its allies.When that new movie comes out it will definitelybe at the top of the charts!

Types of Opinions:Statements of Assumption

An assumptive statement is an opinion that isan improvable prediction. Here are three

examples

Though these are stated as though they are true, they are only assumptive opinions.


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Colin Powell is an excellent candidate for president.

The use of animals in lab testing is cruel and mustbe stopped.

The Bahamas is the most beautiful place on Earth.

Types of Opinions:Statements of Value

A value statement is any claim that is based onsomeone's beliefs. Here are three examples


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Opinions: Words To Look Out ForThere are Certain Words that will Warn You that

You are Being Given an Opinion and

Not a Fact!

Perhaps

Apparently

Experts Agree

Necessary

Best / Worst

SuccessfulMaybe

Probably


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Getting the Facts About Opinions

An opinion is not necessarily wrong, it is merelynot a provable fact.

For example:

Bridgett is a very beautiful young lady.

Even if everyone agreed with this statement, it isstill an opinion because it is not provable. Beauty

is relative.


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The best way to choose a spouse is based on brains, not beauty.The car probably stopped running because it ran out of gas.The Learning Center is in the Educational Services Building.If I were to go on to receive my Bachelors, I would not be successful.There are 121 prescription drugs that come from plants.

Keeping Your Facts StraightSeparate the facts from the opinions.

Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.


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Keeping Your Facts StraightHow well did you do?

The best way to choosea spouse is based onbrains, not beauty. -Opinion: valuestatement

The car probably stoppedrunning because it ran outof gas.

-Opinion: hypothesis

The Learning Centeris in the EducationalServices Building.-Fact

If I were to go on toreceive my Bachelors, Iwould not be successful.

-Opinion:Assumption

There are 121 prescription drugs that come from plants.

-Fact

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