Fact and Opinion

FACTS

Can be proven Real for all people and places Can be duplicated Can be observed 100% true

Opinion

A particular person’s feeling, thought, judgment, belief, estimate

Or anything that is not 100% trueand

Can’t be proven

Tip for spotting Opinions

An “opinion statement” contains value language – for example good, difficult, easy, beautiful, or should.

Fact or Opinion? All people must breathe to live.

All people love basketball.

Blue is the best color.

Abraham Lincoln was a President of the United States.

Fact or Opinion? Broccoli is a green vegetable.

Broccoli is the best vegetable.

Fire needs oxygen to burn.

Pizza tastes great.

Can you think of some sources where facts can be found and checked?

Here are a few: Encyclopedia Dictionary Almanac Atlas Test book Guinness Book of World Records

Can you think of some sources where opinions

can be found?

Here are a few:

Autobiographies Biographies Self-help books Novels Journals Advertisements

What about newspapers?

FACT

or

OPINION?

It depends….

Some sections are factual:

Sports scores Rainfall measurement Birth announcements Obituaries Calendar of events Wedding announcements

Some are opinion:

Weather forecast Editorials Letters to the editor Restaurant reviews Advice columns Movie reviews Advertisements

Facts and opinions

What about the internet?Talk this over with your class…

*************Now that you know the difference, be sure to check the facts.