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Fact or Opinion

1. ENGLISH 10 Quarter 2 - Week 5

2. FACT BLUFF

3. The egg came first than the chicken FACT As the geneticist J.B.S. Haldane remarked, “The most frequently asked question is: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” The fact that it is still asked proves either that many people have never been taught the process of evolution or that they don’t believe it. “With that in mind, the answer become obvious. Bird evolved from reptiles, so the first bird must have come out of an egg – laid by a reptile.

4. BLUFF The very first supercontinent was called “ Vaalbara ” and it started forming more than 3 billion years ago. Pangea was the name of the earth’s original (first) continent .

5. BLUFF Professor D avid Benton says it’s a myth that sugary food and drinks make children hyperactive. Sugar makes children hyper.

6. FACT The Aztecs, who flourished between 1300 – 1521, traded for cocoa beans, which they couldn’t grow. They also demanded cocoa as tribute or tax from conquered territories. Chocolate was once used as currency

7. FACT According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, an average cloud weighs about 100 elephants while a big storm the clouds weighs about 200,000 elephants. A cloud weighs like 100 elephants

8. What makes you believe that a certain idea or information is factual? Opinionated?

9. Formulating a Statement of Fact or Opinion

10. Fowler H. Ramsay (1986), as outlined in the Colorado State University website, described assertion as a term generally used to refer to statements of fact , opinion , belief and prejudice .

11. Assertion - is an artistic method involving s strong declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement regarding a belief or a fact. Often, it is without proof or ant support. Its purpose is to express ideas or feelings directly . Assertion may be a FACT AN OPINION A BELIEF A COMMONPLACE ASSERTION

12. A fact is a verifiable statement. It can be proven objectively by verified observations or the results of research among others an opinion is a personal judgment based on facts; hence, it is debatable and potentially changeable Belief is a conviction based on cultural or personal faith, morality or values. Commonplace assertion is a stereotype, an oversimplification or a prejudice, which is a half-baked opinion based on insufficient or unexamined evidence, but it presented as if it were a fact

13. FOUR TYPES OF ASSERTION 1. Basic Assertion - it is a simple and direct statement for expressing feelings, opinions, and beliefs . Example: “I wish I could have expressed this idea earlier, because now someone else has taken the credit .” 2. Emphatic Assertion - it conveys empathy to someone, and usually has two parts: the first contains recognition of the feelings or situations of the other person, and the second express care and support for the other person’s feelings or rights . Example: “I understand you are busy, and me too, but it is difficult for me to finish this project on my own. So, I want you to help me complete this project.”

14. 3. Escalating Assertion - it happens when someone is not able to respond to a person’s basic assertions. As a result, that person becomes firm about him or her . Example: “If you do not finish this work by 6:00 tonight, I will engage the services of another worker.” 4. Language Assertion - this uses the first-person pronoun “I”. This is used for expressing negative feelings, but this is helpful in laying emphasis on a person’s feelings of anger and a solution is suggested . Example: “When you speak harshly to me, I cannot talk and move as usual because I feel embarrassed. Therefore, I want you to speak in low tone and then give me a task.”

15. GROUP ACTIVITY

16. FACT OR OPINION? It’s 30 ͦ C outside FACT It’s very hot outside OPINION v erifiable objective unverifiable subjective It can be proven objectively by verified observations or the results of research among others It is a thought, belief or judgment that a person or a group of people have about something or someone which are based mainly on their belief. It may also be a judgment made by an expert.