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Fact and Opinion
How to Tell the Difference
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.
2. Most buses weigh more than most cars.
3. There are ten inches in a foot (false).
Opinions
Opinions are statements that cannot be proven.
Opinions can be argued.
Opinions may be supported with facts.
Opinions cannot be proven.
Examples
1. Golf is boring.
2. Pizza is delicious.
3. Math is the hardest subject.
Fact or Opinion?
1. According to sales records, strawberry ice-
cream is the worst selling of all flavors.
2. Therefore, we can conclude that strawberry
is the least popular major ice-cream flavor.
3. This is because strawberry ice-cream does
not taste as good as vanilla and chocolate.
Practice
1. Write down whether each example is fact
or opinion.
2. Explain your answer.
1
It is not appropriate to watch funny cat
videos during school.
2
There are fewer panda bears in the world
than grizzly bears.
3
Drinking orange juice right after brushing
your teeth tastes bad.
4
The Mountain Boys deserved to win the
award for best new group.
5
Chicken that has not been properly
prepared and cooked may cause
salmonella.
6
Lying to your friends is wrong.
7
The computer was invented before the
Internet.
8
Mario is one of the greatest video game
characters of all time.
9
Chocolate milk tastes better than regular
milk.
10
There are more days in a leap year than in a
regular year.
Answers
1. Opinion
2. Fact
3. Opinion
4. Opinion
5. Fact
6. Opinion
7. Fact
8. Opinion
9. Opinion
10.Fact

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