Fact and opinion

Name:NoviAulia Prodi:PBI Semester1 Mk :reading FACT AND OPINION Afact is a statement that can be verified. It can be proven to be true or false through objective evidence. An opinion is astatement that expressesafeeling, anattitude,avalue judgment,orabelief.It is a statement that is neither true nor false.Oritmay feel true for some,but false for others. AFACT: -can be proven true or false through objective evidence. -reliesondenotativelanguage. -frequently uses measurable or verifiable numbers,statistics,datesand measurements. ANOPINION: -can not be presently verified. -relieson connotative language. -can mean different things to different people. -uses value judgment words and comparisons such as“best,”“most,”etc… Practice:Fact or Opinion or Both? 1.I have a husband and two children. 2.Pit bulls are the most dangerous dogs alive. 3.Ostriches do not hide their head in the sand. 4.There is nothing like an ice-cold bottle of Coke to satisfy a thirst! 5.It is time for educators to assume more responsibility for schools’ unhealthy lunch menus. 6.The government should in crease spending for preventing unwanted pregnancy; more than one million teenagers become pregnant every year. 7.Rob said that the book Angels and Demons is better than The DaVinci Code. 8.New York City is not thec apital of NewYorkState. Othertipsonfactandopinion: •Opinions may sometimes look like facts because of professional or technical-sounding words:State funded and accredited schools are far superior to private institutions. •A false fact is still a fact:A majority of experts agree that smoking daily can improve your health. •Predictions are opinions because they cannot beverified right now:By the year2025,Americans will have socialized medicine. •Value (orjudgment) words often represent opinions: Antonio Banderas is the most handsome actor in the movie Interview with the Vampire. •The word “should” usually signals anopinion: Government regulation of our private lives should be halted immediately. Example of Value Words (these words cannot beverified of measured): best great beautiful worst terrible bad should must good strangest disgusting wonderful pretty most lovely