1. FACT or OPINION
What do YOU think?

2. Fact or Opinion? “Anything that is done or happens; anything actually existent; any statement strictly true; truth; reality."
FACT
Three examples of facts that are concrete and that could be documented include:
The house was painted on
November 18, 1999.
Today is Saturday.
My son had a temperature of one hundred and two degrees this morning.

3. my son had a temperature of one hundred and two degrees this morning.
Whereas an opinion is defined as "indicating a belief, view, sentiment, conception."
• The house was painted recently on November 18, 1999, so it looks as good as new.
• Today is Saturday and Mark always sleeps in on Saturdays, so that is why he is late for the game.
• There was no way for me
to go to school because
my son had a temperature
of one hundred and two
degrees this morning.

4. Fact and Opinion (Provable statements or thoughts and feelings)
To see if something is a fact, ask yourself,  “Can this statement be proved?
To check for opinions, ask yourself,  “Does this tell a thought or feeling?” “Would the statement be true all of the time?”
Look for clue words such as  feel, believe, always, never, none,  most, least, best, and worst

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8. What impact do facts and opinions have in the media?