ATI June 21-26, 2009ATI June 21-26, 2009

Fact vs. OpinionFact vs. Opinion

FactsFacts

Can be provenCan be proven Real for all people and placesReal for all people and places Can be duplicatedCan be duplicated Can be observedCan be observed HistoricalHistorical 100 percent true 100 percent true

OpinionsOpinions Refer to a particular Refer to a particular

person’s (or group’s): person’s (or group’s): FeelingFeeling ThoughtThought JudgmentJudgment BeliefBelief EstimateEstimate and/or anything that is and/or anything that is

not 100 percent true not 100 percent true

Can’t be provenCan’t be proven

Distinguish between fact or opinionDistinguish between fact or opinion

All people must breathe to live.All people must breathe to live. All people love basketball.All people love basketball. Blue is the best color.Blue is the best color. He is silly.He is silly. Abraham Lincoln was a United States Abraham Lincoln was a United States

president.president.

Distinguish between fact or opinionDistinguish between fact or opinion

I don’t like broccoli.I don’t like broccoli. Fire needs oxygen to burn.Fire needs oxygen to burn. Pizza tastes great.Pizza tastes great. Most people have two arms and legs.Most people have two arms and legs. North Carolina is a southern state.North Carolina is a southern state.

Books where facts can be found:Books where facts can be found:

EncyclopediaEncyclopedia DictionaryDictionary AlmanacAlmanac AtlasAtlas Text booksText books Guinness Book of World RecordsGuinness Book of World Records

Books where opinions can be found:Books where opinions can be found:

AutobiographiesAutobiographies Self-help booksSelf-help books NovelsNovels JournalsJournals

Distinguish which parts of a Distinguish which parts of a newspaper are factual and which newspaper are factual and which

are opinions:are opinions: Letters to the editorLetters to the editor Restaurant reviewsRestaurant reviews Sports scoresSports scores Weather predictionWeather prediction Birth announcementsBirth announcements Rainfall Rainfall

measurementsmeasurements

Advice columnsAdvice columns Astrology reportsAstrology reports ObituariesObituaries Calendar of eventsCalendar of events Wedding Wedding

announcementsannouncements Movie reviewsMovie reviews