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1. Distinguishing Between
FACT AND OPINION
What are the differences?

2. OPINIONS

An opinion is a statement that cannot
be proved or checked

It tells what someone thinks, feels, or
believes

Clue words for opinion statements are:

think, feel, believe, seem

always, never, all, none, most, least, best,
greatest, worst

3. FACTS
Facts are statements that can be checked
or proved
We can check facts by conducting some
sort of experiment, observation, or by
verifying (checking) the fact with a source
document
Facts often contain numbers, dates, or ages
Facts might include specific information
about a person, place or thing

4. HINTS FOR DECIDING IF A
STATEMENT IS FACT OR OPINION

To recognize a FACT:

Read each answer choice and ask yourself:

“Can this statement be proved?”
Example: Which of these is a fact?
A.We live in the best apartment in the city.
B.I believe that summer is the best season.
C.I think that spaghetti is a delicious meal.
D.The Poughkeepsie Journal is a newspaper.

5. HINTS FOR DECIDING IF A
STATEMENT IS A FACT OR
OPINION

To recognize an OPINION:

Read each answer choice and ask
yourself “Does this statement tell
what someone thinks, feels, or
believes?”

Look in the answer choice for clue
words that signal an opinion

6. OPINION EXAMPLES:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN
OPINION STATEMENT?

I think that Colorado is the best state in
which to live.

Chocolate cake is the most delicious kind
of dessert.

Nearly 65% of our teens are over-weight.

Taylor Swift is the greatest singer ever!

7. When you’re writing….

Remember:

Facts are often
used to support
opinions

Good opinions are
based on facts, but
they are still
opinions

8. FACT AND OPINIONS

While a fact refers to the
something true or real, which is
backed by evidence,
documentation, etc.

On the other hand, opinion is what
a person believes or thinks about
something.

9. In finer terms, a fact is a proven
truth, whereas opinion is a
personal view, that represents the
outlook of an individual, which
may or may not be based on the
fact.
In this article excerpt, an attempt
is made to simplify the difference
between fact and opinion, take a
read.
FACT AND OPINIONS

14. I think that Colorado is the best
state in which to live.