One of the many conversational pitfalls that often occur on a discussion forum such as this one is the common confusion people have in determining the difference between a fact and a statement or an opinion.
Hopefully the following instruction from EnglishBix may be of help.
50 Examples of Fact and Opinion Statement
In English, whether you are analyzing literature or any informational text, it is very essential that you understand the difference between a fact and an opinion. Generally, a fact is a statement that is proven to be true. Whereas an opinion is a stated preference or an idea or belief. The opinion may vary from source to source and person to person.
Critical thinking is the best possible way of determining which statements are fact and which statements are opinion.
What are Fact Statements?
Facts are simple statements used to inform or make an argument.
How Can You Identify A Factual Statement – Questions to Identify Facts:
You need to ask the following three questions to identify if it is a factual statement.
Can the statement be proved or demonstrated to be true?
Can the statement be observed in practice or operation?
Can you see it happen?
Can the statement be verified by witnesses, manuscripts, or documents?
Examples Of Factual Statements
Following is a list of several examples of fact sentences:
Your heart pumps blood through your body.
The leaves of growing plants are usually green.
People use their legs to walk.
Some people keep dogs as pets.
1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram.
There are 50 states in the United States.
Water always comes from the sky.
The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv.
The third president of the United States was Thomas Jefferson.
Bali tigers are extinct.
Sir Ian McKellan played Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit franchises.
King John of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215.
The United States was established in 1776.
The pH levels in acids are lower than pH levels in alkalines.
Beethoven had a reputation as a virtuoso pianist.
Let’s move to the other section and learn about sentences to give opinions.
What are Opinion Statements?
Opinions are useful to persuade, but careful readers and listeners will notice and demand evidence to back them up.
How Can You Identify Opinion Statement – Words to Identify Opinions:
There are three common types of opinion statements.
Positions on Controversial Issues
Predictions about things in the future
Evaluations of people, places, and things
Examples Of Opinion Statements
Following is a list of 20 examples of opinion sentences:
1 The cake tastes delicious.
2 She looks sad.
3 He is childish.
4 My history teacher hates me.
5 The movie was boring.
6 To solve traffic, it is better to invest in subways and trains than in road widening programs.
7 The TV shows in ABS-CBN are more entertaining than the shows of other channels.
8 It is better to live in Singapore than in Japan.
9 The internet is being used by teenagers to waste their time in social media.
10 I prefer using Facebook to Twitter because Twitter has limited characters per caption.
11 Nike is more useful than Adidas.
12 Liza Soberano is more beautiful than Janella Salvador.
13 Watching someone dance is more entertaining than watching someone sing.
14 Traveling in Asia is more fun than traveling in Europe.
15 The legal age for drinking should be lowered to 16.
16 London is the best city in the world.
17 Today seems hotter than yesterday
18 That was a good movie.
19 Strawberries taste better blueberries.
20 Beethoven’s reputation as a virtuoso pianist is overrated.
Conclusion:
Basically, the fact and opinion strategy teaches us about the difference a sentence can create in a content. This difference and strategy are quite valuable for people who are interested in learning English. This process facilitates evidence-based learning and encourages them to be analytical in their reading and listening skills.
tinydavid COPIES AND PASTES - 'One of the many conversational pitfalls that often occur on a discussion forum such as this one is the common confusion people have in determining the difference between a fact and a statement or an opinion.' Like grabbity is only a theory!
In another thread tinydavid posts - 'Its an instructional that aids readers in critical thinking skills especially in determining the distinction between a fact, a statement and an opinion.'
REPOST! What's really HILARIOUS Dom_64, is david's self designed 'instructional critical thinking skills' have NO distinction between his so called 'facts' nor his 'statement and an opinion' LMBO!
Lets look at some 'facts' that tinydavid believes from his IDOL government!? Now MUCH-FAITHdavid believes daddy GOV that grabbity (gravity) exist here on earth, keeping things on a spinning ball 1000 mph at the equator, only to disappear just outside his sphere/ball 'atmosphere' earth he worships with ZERO grabbity (gravity) to exist there in that location! BUT then ITS A MIRACLE it all returns to keep the MOON in 'orbit' around the earth but NOT THE SUN would pull the MOON to it withby MIRACLE GRABBITY/'gravity'??? Its this disappearance of GRABBITY/'gravity' then that keeps satellites from falling to the earth! LMBO!