Last tuesday, August 05,2013 we discuss about "Recognizing Facts vs. Opinions" .First we tackled about FACTS ;and honestly I am confussed with it. What is Facts? Facts is a statement that can be proven by direct experience or objective verification. Examples of reliable sources for a fact are history book, measurements, statistics, proven scientific law, governmental law and observation.It can be checked for accuracy. If proven true,it is a fact; if it is untrue,it is an error. Observation is also a fact because they are proven by senses,but facts can also change overtime. After that we tackled Opinions. Opinions are not really recognized or proven. It is only base on personal expression or thoughts . Opinions can be Valid, Faulty or Informed and there are FIVE types of opinions:
- Hypothesis statement- an assumption made in an attempt to explain an observation.
- Theory statement-an explanation for a group of observation.
- Assumptive statement- an opinion that has an improbable prediction.
- Value statement- describes as any claim that is based on someone’s beliefs.
- Exaggerated statement- one embellishes the facts, often to sway the reader. Maybe, perhaps, worst/best, experts agree, successful, necessary, apparently and probably are words that may warn a person that they are being given an opinion and not a fact.
Actually, It's slightly difficult to determined some situation if it is fact or opinion. I'm also confused with that, but I know that someday we can easily understand the difference of them. xD
TumugonBurahinyeah you are right :) We can more familiarize with that especially if we are applying it in our daily lives .
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