Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol
GRADE 11/12
INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

Quarter : 1 Week : 3 Day : 1 Activity No. : 7

Competency: : 2.1 Distinguish Opinion from Truth
Objective : Define and identify what an Opinion.
Topic : What is Opinion?
Materials :
: Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
Reference C&E Publishing Inc.
Abella,R. 2016
Copyrights : For classroom use only

Concept Notes:

What is opinion?

✓ Is a statement that goes beyond facts.

✓ a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
✓ the beliefs or views of a large number or majority of people about a particular thing.
✓ an estimation of the quality or worth of someone or something.

Example: If she didn’t have the operation maybe she is still alive today.

Activity 1

Direction: Identify the following statements and determine which one states an opinion.

______1. It takes me 30 minutes to walk from my home to school.

______2. Living near the school is better because we don’t have to spend much for transportation.

______3. My sister ate the piece of pizza pie.

______4. My sister is selfish because she ate the piece of pizza pie and did not share it with me.

______5. The policeman firmly pushed the suspect to his knees and placed him in handcuffs.

______6. The aggressive manner by which the policeman arrested the suspect is an example of the brutality
that characterizes our police officer
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol
GRADE 11/12
INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

Quarter : 1 Week : 3 Day : 2 Activity No. : 8

Competency: : 2.1 Distinguish opinion from Truth
Objective : Define and identify the meaning Truth/True.
Topic : What is Truth?
Materials :
Reference : Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
C&E Publishing Inc.
Abella,R. 2016
Copyrights : For classroom use only

Concept Notes:

What is Truth?

✓ Truth the body of real things, events, and facts

✓ Truth lies at the heart of any inquiry
✓ Knowledge is the clear awareness and understanding of something must be truthful to gain validity
and acceptance.
✓ Facts – propositions or statements which are observed to be real or truthful.

How do we know if something is true?

✓ A belief is true if it can be justified or proven through the use of sense. (Five senses)
✓ A belief or statement is true if it is based on facts.

A belief is true if you can get a consensus or having people agree on a common belief.

Activity 1
Direction: Identify the following statements and determine which one states an opinion.

______1. It takes me 30 minutes to walk from my home to school.

______2. Living near the school is better because we don’t have to spend much for transportation.

______3. My sister ate the piece of pizza pie.

______4. My sister is selfish because she ate the piece of pizza pie and did not share it with me.

______5. The policeman firmly pushed the suspect to his knees and placed him in handcuffs.

______6. The aggressive manner by which the policeman arrested the suspect is an example of the brutality
that characterizes our police officer
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol
GRADE 11/12
INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

Quarter : 1 Week : 3 Day : 3 Activity No. : 9

Competency: : 2.1 Distinguish opinion from Truth
Objective : Identify differentiate and similarity between Opinion from Truth.
Topic : Difference between Opinion from Truth.
Materials : Venn diagram
Reference : Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
C&E Publishing Inc.
Abella,R. 2016
Copyrights : For classroom use only

Concept Notes:

What is opinion?

✓ Is a statement that goes beyond facts.

✓ a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
✓ the beliefs or views of a large number or majority of people about a particular thing.
✓ an estimation of the quality or worth of someone or something.
What is Truth?

✓ Truth the body of real things, events, and facts

✓ Truth lies at the heart of any inquiry
✓ Knowledge is the clear awareness and understanding of something must be truthful to gain validity
and acceptance.
✓ Facts – propositions or statements which are observed to be real or truthful.

How do we know if something is true?

✓ A belief is true if it can be justified or proven through the use of sense. (Five senses)
✓ A belief or statement is true if it is based on facts.
✓ A belief is true if you can get a consensus or having people agree on a common belief.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol
Activity 1
Direction: Fill in the Venn diagram below with the differences and similarities of an Opinion and a Fact.

Opinion Truth