Distinguish opinion from truth

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What is Opinion?

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 Opinion is a judgment based on facts.

 It is an expression of a person’s feelings that cannot be proven.
 Opinions can be based on facts or emotions and sometimes they are meant to deliberately
mislead others.
 An opinion is potentially changeable depending on how the evidence is interpreted. By
themselves, opinions have little power to convince.
 A statement of belief or feeling. It shows one’s feelings about a subject. Solid opinions,
while based on facts, are someone’s views on a subject and not facts themselves
 An opinion expresses someone’s belief, feeling, view, idea, or judgment about something
or someone.
 Opinions express how a person feels about something – opinions do not have to be based
upon logical reasoning.

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What is truth?

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 Truth is the aim of belief

 Truth is important
 Truth is facts
 A statement of actuality or occurrence. It is based on direct evidence, actual experience, or
observation.

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Distinguishing Opinion from Truth

Examples:

a.) Rodrigo Duterte is the current President of the Philippines

b.) President Duterte is a perfect leader for his country.
a.) Miss Ilo-Ilo won the Miss Universe Philippines 2020
b.) According to the netizens, Miss Bohol is way much better than Miss Ilo-Ilo.
c.) Miss Ilo-Ilo is not my bet for the crown.

a.) Broccoli is rich in vitamins and minerals.

b.) Broccoli tastes bad.