Facts, Opinion and Bias

Which of the following is Fact, Opinion or Bias? Why?

1. In 1787, the British Government sent a fleet of convicts to colonize Australia.
(Fact, document data )
2. The core of the earth has a temperature of nearly 5,000 degrees centigrade
(date. number) (Fact)
3. Chinese treatment of the homeless is a disgrace. (Opinion)
Always Chinese treatment of the homeless is a disgrace (Bias)
4. Today is Saturday and Mark always sleeps in on Saturdays, so that is why he is
late for the game. (Bias, sleep)
5. There was no way for me to go to school because my son had a temperature of
one hundred and two degrees this morning. (Bias-no way) (Experience and strong)
6. Because of a newly formed and largely incompetent ( ) national weather
service, the city of Galveston, Texas was practically destroyed in a horrifying
hurricane that left thousands dead. (Bias)
7. In 1852, the President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, was greedy to expand
U.S. influence, and he formally offered to buy the island of Cuba. (Fact)
8. In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. It was the most incredible human
achievement (Bias, most)
9. On July 2, 1822, the brilliant ex-slave and rebel leader Denmark Vesey was
captured by South Carolina authorities, who had discovered Veseys planned
rebellion and were determined to hunt him down. (Fact)
10. Rachel Carson will always be remembered as the mother of modern
ecology. ) Bias(
Critical Thinking Fact, Opinion and Bias
11. Between 1945 and 1960, the number of cars in the United States increased by
133 percent. (Fact)
12. The house was painted recently on November 18, 2012, so it looks as good as
new. (Opinion)
13. Poetry and politics just dont mix. (Bias)
14. In Tarpon Springs, Florida there are people who work underwater. These people
are called sponge divers. Sponge diving is not an easy job. The diver has to breathe
under the water, and be careful of extreme water pressure. (Opinion)
15. Life found on Mars. Scientists discover new forms of life that once lived on Mars.
This proves that aliens exist. (Opinion)
LSH 2203 Critical Thinking

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