University College

Critical Thinking

Identify fact / opinion each of the following statements represent.

Read each of the following statements and identify whether it is a fact / opinion.

1. United Parcel Service is the nation’s largest deliverer of packages. _______________

2. United Parcel Service will become even more successful because it uses sophisticated
management techniques. _____________________

3. UPS employees are closely supervised; new drivers are accompanied on their rounds, and time
logs are kept. __________________

4. The best way to keep up with world news is to read the newspaper._________________

5. A community, as defined by sociologists, is a collection of people who share some purpose,

activity, or characteristic._________________

6. The mayor of our city is an extraordinarily honest person.___________________

7. To a dieter, food is a four-letter word.________________________

8. According to a leading business analyst, most television advertising is targeted toward high
spending consumer groups.___________________

9. Americans spend $13.7 billion per year on alternative medicine and home
remedies._____________

10. A survey of Minnesota residents demonstrated that lotteries are played most frequently by
those who can least afford to play._______________

11. A polluting factory should be located away from the city. ___________________
12. Failing that course was the best thing that could have happened to me. I hated that major.

________________________

13. This class period is scheduled to last 50 minutes. _________________

14. Of the two options, I prefer the first. We should continue the strike. It does not feel right to

negotiate this one. _______________________

15. We must identify alternative fuels. ________________________

16. If you give them a bonus, they will very soon expect this as part of their regular wages.

_____________________________________

17. Student enrollments are higher in the fall semester than the spring semester.

_______________________________

18. In the past, lowering prices has not increased sales, so it won't work.________________

19. Let’s offer prisoners a pension for a year after their discharge. ____________________

20. It is possible that the new party will work for people’s welfare.__________________

21. 50% of the students in the college are expatriates. _________________________

22. We ought to be looking at alternatives at this point.________________________

23. A polluting factory should be located away from the city. ___________________

24. He left his apartment at 6:30 and arrived at school at 8:00. __________________

25. I am opposed to the idea because I think you are working for your own best interest and have

no concern for the customers.____________________

26. If we invest in this promotion, sales will go way up.________________________

27. I am angry because I think you are discounting my ideas before considering them.

__________________________

28. Let’s design a car with self-rotating tires. _____________________________

29. 1 have to admit, I am not happy in this job. ___________________________

30. Last year there was a 25% increase in mobile phone sales in the U.S.___________________