FACTS and OPINIONS

Prepared by: Jessa Bel Balgoma

FACTS
DEFINE A FACT?
• A fact is a datum about one or more aspects of a circumstance , which, if
accepted as true and proven true, allows a logical conclusion to be reached on a
true-false evaluation. Standard reference works are often used to check facts.

• Something that actually exists; reality; truth.

• A fact is a statement that can be verified by evidence or tested by

experimentation.
TWO QUALITIES OF FACTS
A fact has evidence or proof. A fact can be observed
FACTS:

prove through
contains data and includes; numbers,
experiment, and
research. dates, and ages.
observation.
LOCATE A FACT:
• Dictionary

• Map

• Encyclopedia

• Website

• Book
Examples of FACTS:
OPINIONS
DEFINE AN OPINION
• An opinion is based on a person’s belief, feeling, or viewpoint about something.

• Opinions are often based on personal interpretation and cannot be proven by

evidence.

• An opinion is a statement that shows what a person thinks, feels, or believes.

TWO QUALITIES OF AN OPINION
1. An opinion has a personal beliefs,
2. An opinion can’t be proven.
or a claim.
OPINIONS/CLAIMS:

contains beliefs and have emotional cannot be proved

thoughts. language.
EXAMPLES OF AN OPINION:
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