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THEA Objective 5 Critical Reasoning

5 Types of Questions Author’s Logic Fact and Opinion Author’s Assumptions Author’s Argument Author’s Credibility

Ask yourself: Can this statement be proven? 2. Fact and Opinion Ex. Which statement expresses an opinion rather than a fact? Ask yourself: Can this statement be proven? Fact Opinion Numbers Dates Statistics Percentages “according to the study…” words like: too, should, beautiful, respect,disgusting,interesting… statements about the future Statements that not everyone would agree with

The tarantula spider can live for as long as two years without food. The first President to have been born in a hospital is Jimmy Carter. The best-looking of all American Presidents was John F. Kennedy. Cigarette advertising was banned on TV on January 1, 1971. Congress should pass a law making cigarettes illegal. Couples should know each other for at least a year before getting married. For various reasons, some spouses take separate vacations. In point of fact, it is always better for spouses to vacation together. Boxing, an overly violent sport, should finally be outlawed. Boxer James J. (“Gentleman Jim”) Corbett never had a bloody nose or a black eye during his eighteen-year boxing career.