2. Fact or opinion? Slide We are in a school.

3. Fact or opinion? Slide I think that classical music is boring.

4. Fact or opinion? Slide August follows July every year.

5. Fact or opinion? Slide 16-year-olds should be eligible to vote in a general election.

6. Fact or opinion? Slide Orange juice seems much tastier than apple juice.

7. Fact or opinion? Slide Sunderland is a better football team than Newcastle.

8. Fact or opinion? Slide It is a long way from here to Germany.

9. Fact or opinion? Slide It’s a wonderful day!

10. Fact or opinion? Slide Earth is a planet, not a star.

11. How accurate and reliable? Slide ‘ In 10 to 20 years’ time, we will be able to build new organs artificially and replace an organ with something synthetic.’ Dr Tom Okarma, President and Chief Executive, Geron Corporation, California

12. How accurate and reliable? Slide ‘ There will be a permanent lunar base and a manned exploration of Mars some time this century.’ Martin Rees, Royal Society Astronomer, Cambridge

13. Authoritative statements Slide ‘ I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.’ Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943

14. Authoritative statements Slide ‘ The world potential market for copying machines is 5000 at most.’ Response from IBM to the founders of Xerox, 1959

15. Slide fact? opinion? bias

16. Slide fact? opinion? bias accuracy? reliability? validity

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