1. How to Tell the Difference
Fact and Opinion
How to Tell the Difference

2. Facts Facts are statements that can be proven.
Facts may be true or false.
But facts can be proven.
Examples
1. Statistically, women live longer than men.
Most buses weigh more than most cars.
There are ten inches in a foot (false).

3. Opinions Opinions can be argued. Opinions may be supported with facts.
Opinions are statements that cannot be proven.
Opinions can be argued.
Opinions may be supported with facts.
Opinions cannot be proven.
Examples
Golf is boring.
Pizza is delicious.
Math is the hardest subject.

4. Fact or Opinion?
According to sales records, strawberry ice-cream is the worst selling of all flavors.
Therefore, we can conclude that strawberry is the least popular major ice-cream flavor.
This is because strawberry ice-cream does not taste as good as vanilla and chocolate.

5. Practice Write down whether each example is fact or opinion.
Be prepared to explain your answer.

6. 1
The Family Guy is not appropriate to watch during school.

7. 2
There are fewer panda bears in the world than grizzly bears.

8. 3
Drinking orange juice right after brushing your teeth tastes bad.

9. 4
Some people believe that aliens inhabit our universe.

10. 5
Chicken that has not been properly prepared and cooked may cause salmonella.

11. 6
Cheating on your boyfriend or girlfriend is wrong.

12. 7
The Xbox came out before the Wii.

13. 8
Philip thinks that Ms. Narwin is too uptight.

14. 9
Philip sings the National Anthem because he is patriotic.

15. 10
Dr. Doane tells Peg Narwin that she does not deserve the financial grant for which she has applied.

16. Answers
Opinion
Fact