Lesson 2: Judging the Soundness

of Author’s Reasoning
 FACT
▪ a truth known by actual experience
or observation; something known
to be true.
 OPINION
▪ a belief or judgment that rests on grounds
insufficient to produce complete certainty.
 CLAIM
▪ state or assert that something is the case,
typically without providing evidence or proof.
 EVIDENCE
▪ the available body of facts or
information indicating whether a
belief or proposition is true or valid.
 CLAIM
VS

COUNTERCLAIM
Write CL for CLAIM and CC for COUNTER
CLAIM.
___1. I believe that Ferdinand Marcos is
the best president of the Philippines.
___2. The best Philippine president is none
other than Gloria Macapagal Arroyo because
according to surveys, she fought for the
economic stability of the country.
___3. The teenage pregnancy is one of the
alarming issues nowadays.
___4.According to research, the number
one concerning issue is overpopulation
because 20,000 people do not have the
means to eat for a day.
___5. It is the person who work hard that
could be considered as the hope of nati0n;
not the youth who engage in illegal drugs.
 FACTUAL
VS

SUBJECTIVE
 SUBJECTIVE
• based on or influenced by personal
feelings, tastes, or opinions.
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I. IDENTIFY WHAT IS BEING ASKED IN EACH
OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

1. ____statement or assertion of
someone on a particular topic.
2.____This is based on reality, and
concrete evidence.
3. ____Available body of facts;
validated information.
4. ____This word contradicts the Claim.

5. ______This based on someone’s point of

view, belief, or judgment.
DETERMINE WHETHER EACH STATEMENT IS
FACTUAL OR SUBJECTIVE.

▪ 1. ____THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MUST BE

IMPROVED AND SUPPORTED BY VARIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS OF OUR COUNTRY.
▪ 2. ____SARAH DUTERTE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT THE
K+10+2 CURRICULUM IN THE COUNTRY.
▪ 3.____ I BELIEVE THAT OUR GOVERNMENT SYSTEM
IS IN GOOD HANDS, FOR MARCOS KEPT ON
LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO REMOVE
CORRUPTION.