“It’s a fact, that everyone has an opinion.” Fact or Opinion? “It’s a fact, that everyone has an opinion.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAKprpl7aPo December 2012, The Grammarheads.com, You Tube
The Difference Between Fact & Opinion A statement of FACT can be proven TRUE or FALSE. A statement of OPINION is what someone believes or thinks. Words that give you clues that a statement is an opinion are believe, like, and should. These words express how someone feels.
Read the following statements Read the following statements. Think if the statement can be proved true or if it is what someone feels. Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback who ever lived. He threw a record 50 touchdowns. Fact Opinion
There are 7 billion people on our planet. Fact Opinion
Charles Lindbergh was brave to attempt to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Fact Opinion
Recently, Rover, the roaming robot on Mars, discovered bedrock and minerals that could have been the site of water on the planet. Fact Opinion
Henry A. Kissinger was a former U.S. Secretary of State. Fact Opinion
Writer and researcher Rachel Carson will always be remembered as the mother of modern ecology. Fact Opinion
A giant tortoise can live to be over 150 years old. Fact Opinion