Facts And Opininos

Facts and opinions 9th grade
Much of what you read in newspapers or magazines is a mix of factual information and the opinions of the author. Often the opinions are disguised as fact, to make theauthor's argument seem more believable. For example:


"Registration and control of firearms in Canada is not supported by the Canadian
public, and will not lead to a decrease in gun-related crimein Canada."

The statement in red is a fact. (Notice, though, that even 'facts' can be misleading if not explained. What does 'supported' mean? The implication is that most people don't support guncontrol, but the actual figures indicate about a 50-50 split.)

The statement in blue is an opinion. It is obviously a conclusion, since we don't know what is going to happen.

There is nothingwrong with mixing opinions and fact together in an argument, of course ... it's done all the time. What is important is that the reader be able to distinguish the fact from the opinion, in order to makea sound judgment about the information they are receiving!


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The exercise on this page will help you to recognize facts and distinguish them from opinions. 

First: some definitions.Principio del formulario
|A statement of fact expresses only what actually happened, or what could be proven by objective data.|
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|A statement of opinion expresses an attitude toward something – it makes a judgment, view, or conclusion, or gives an opinion that cannot be proven true or false.|


Study the following groups of statements. In each case, identify the underlined portion as fact or opinion.

1. More and more women are deciding to give birth to their children at...