Fact vs. Opinion

Fact vs. Opinion

An Interactive Exercise

Directions:• Each slide contains a statement. Read the statement

carefully, then click on either the fact or opinion button at the bottom of the slide.

• Once you select your response, you will see a slide informing you whether or not your response is correct.

• Use the back button to proceed to the next question and continue this same process for all questions.

Good Luck!

Question #1

Gamal Nasser was the greatest president of Egypt.

Fact Opinion

Question #2

Omar Sharif is a movie actor.

Fact Opinion

Question #3

Pelé is the best footballer who ever played the game.

OpinionFact

Question #4

Tiger Woods was the first African American to win the Masters Golf Tournament.

Fact Opinion

Question #5

Gilles Villeneuve died in a Formula 1 race crash.

Fact Opinion

Question #6

All rap lyrics are bad.

Fact Opinion

Question #7

Charles Lindbergh was brave to try to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Fact Opinion

Response #1: Incorrect

Although Nasser was a president of Egypt, whether or not he was the greatest president is an opinion.

Response #1: Correct!

Although Nasser was a president of Egypt, it is an opinion that he was the greatest one.


Omar Sharif is in 29 movies. Since he acted in those movies, that is a fact.

Response #2: Incorrect! Omar Sharif is in 29 movies. This is a fact, not an opinion.

Although Pelé has won many awards, whether he is the greatest footballer is an opinion. It can be debated based on the amount of titles he has won, but even this might not be the only basis for evaluating him as the greatest.

Response #3: Incorrect


Although Pelé has won many awards, calling him the greatest is an opinion. It is a topic open to debate.


In the history of the Masters Tournament, this is a fact. Tiger Woods was the first African American to win the Masters.

Response #4: Incorrect!

Since no African American had ever won the Masters before Tiger Woods did, this is not an opinion, but a fact.


Gilles Villeneuve died on May 8, 1982 as a result of a crash during the Belgian Grand Prix. This is a fact, not an opinion.


Gilles Villeneuve died on May 8, 1982 as a result of a crash during the Belgian Grand Prix. This is a fact.


Although Rap lyrics often contain questionable language, whether they are bad or not is an opinion, not a fact.


Although Rap lyrics often contain “bad” or questionable language, whether this makes them bad or not is an opinion.


Many people thought Lindbergh’s attempt to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean was foolhardy rather than brave. Although he was successful, calling him brave is a value judgment and an opinion rather than a fact.


Many people thought Lindbergh’s idea was foolhardy rather than brave. Calling this a brave act may be considered a reasonable argument, but it is not a fact.

Nice work!

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