Every year except leap year has 365 days.

French fries taste better with ketchup.

Maple, oak, and pine are types of trees.
Computers are the best invention ever!
I think I look terrible in orange.
Mother is working in the garden.
Pizza is the best tasting food.
Soccer and tennis are both sports.
Fact and Opinion
How to Tell the Difference
 Facts and Opinions
 An opinion is a feeling, judgment,
belief, or conclusion that cannot be
proven true by objective evidence.
 A fact is a specific detail that can
be proven as true based on
objective evidence.
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 Separating Fact from Opinion
 Know the traits of facts and opinions.

Fact: Spinach is a source of iron.

Opinion: Spinach tastes extremely bad.

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 Facts and Opinions
 Opinion
Fact
 Subjective
Objective
 Interprets
States reality
reality
 Can NOT
be verified
be verified
 Presented with value
unbiased
words
words
“Spinach tastes
is a form
extremely
of iron.”bad.”

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 Fact or Opinion?
 __A spinning class is a group exercise
program of about 45 minutes riding on a
stationary bike.
 __A spinning class is a form of torture.

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 Fact or Opinion?
F A spinning class is a group exercise program
of about 45 minutes riding on a stationary
bike. (Can be verified by going to a class.)
 O A spinning class is a form of torture. (Some
people may enjoy the class.)

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A fact is a true statement.
Some facts never change.
But some facts can change.
 A fact is a true statement.
Some facts never change.
But some facts can change.
A fact that does
change:
Duterte is the President of the
Republic of the Philippines.

This food is hot.

An opinion is a statement that
tells what someone thinks.
Opinions can also can change.
Facts
Facts are statements that can be proven.
.
Examples
1. Statistically, women live longer than men.
2. Most buses weigh more than most cars.
Opinions
Opinions are statements that cannot be proven.

Opinions can be argued.

Opinions may be supported with facts.
Examples
1. Golf is boring.
2. Pizza is delicious.
3. Math is the hardest subject.
Fact or Opinion?
1. According to sales records,
strawberry ice-cream is the worst
selling of all flavors.
2. Therefore, we can conclude that
strawberry is the least popular major
ice-cream flavor.
3. This is because strawberry ice-cream
does not taste as good as vanilla and
chocolate.
Practice
1. Write down whether each example is fact or
opinion.
2. Explain your answer.
1

Spongebob Squarepants is not

appropriate to watch during
school.
OPINION
2

Drinking orange juice right

after brushing your teeth
tastes bad.
OPINION
3

Justin Bieber deserved to win

the Grammy for best new
artist.
OPINION
4

Chicken that has not been

properly prepared and
cooked may cause
salmonella.
FACT
5

Cheating on your boyfriend

or girlfriend is wrong.
OPINION
6

Super Mario is one of the

greatest video game characters
of all time.
OPINION
7

Chocolate milk tastes

better than regular milk.
OPINION
8

Regular students are scheduled

to attend school more often
than those who are night
schoolers.
FACT
Assessment

Write a campaign advertisement

showing your opinion about the topic,
Computers are changing the way humans
think.