1. Fact or Opinion?
You be the judge!

2. What is a fact?
What is an opinion?
How do you tell the difference?

3. Get out a piece of paper. Put your name at the top and number it down the left side, 1 through 12.
I will give you a minute to read through each statement. Write “Fact” or “Opinion” next to the number depending on what you think it is.

4. Fact or Opinion? 1.One out of 20 people have an extra rib.
2.44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
3.Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances
4.Every three days the human stomach gets a new lining.

5. 5.I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
6.The Atomic bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives.
7.Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.
8.The gastric flu can cause projectile vomiting
9.Everything that can be invented has been invented.

6. 10. Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118
10.Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw.
11.Most lipstick contains fish scales.
12. Mrs. Cox has a boxer named Julio.

7. Bias
a particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
All Media is supposed to be unbiased. What does that mean? Is the media that way?

8. Assignment
Mrs. Cox is going to give you a newspaper. Find an opinion article. (HINT: Find the EDITORIAL section).
Read the article.
Summarize the article. Make sure you include the author’s claim (what is their opinion?), and the support they give for their claim. Is it biased? If so, towards what side? 