logging in or signing up Fact and Opinion Content bsndev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 443 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: June 13, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: smaddox (21 month(s) ago) Can I have a copy? My email address is gmaddox1@comcast.net Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: mcgovernl (22 month(s) ago) I like it.May I download it to use in my class? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Fact and Opinion: What Is the Difference? : Fact and Opinion: What Is the Difference? Slide 2: Facts are statements that can be proven. Opinions cannot be proven. They are based on someone's thoughts, their feelings and their understanding. Though you may be able to use facts to add credibility to an opinion, it is still an opinion! Though an opinion may be widely accepted, that does not make it a fact. Slide 3: A fact can be proven by a reliable authority. A textbook An observation The law A dictionary Statistics Mathematics Measurements Slide 5: Observations are facts because they can be proven by the senses. Fact Provable Slide 6: How did these facts become opinions? excellent Apparently, It is unfair It is likely necessary. These words indicate opinions because they cannot be proven. Types of Opinions: Statements of Hypothesis : A Hypothesis is an assumption made in an attempt to explain an observation. Though an Observation is a Fact, a Hypothesis is an Opinion. Some flowers are larger than others because they are in more fertile soil. This hypothesis would have to be further investigated and scientifically proven to be considered a fact. For Example Types of Opinions: Statements of Hypothesis Types of Opinions: Statements of Assumption : Types of Opinions: Statements of Assumption If Hillary Clinton ran for President she would definitely win. The war in Iraq will eventually cost the US all of its allies. When that new movie comes out it will definitely be at the top of the charts! An assumption is an opinion that is an improvable prediction. Here are three examples. Though these are stated as though they are true, they are only assumptive opinions. Types of Opinions: Statements of Value : Types of Opinions: Statements of Value Colin Powell is an excellent candidate for president. The use of animals in lab testing is cruel and must be stopped. The Bahamas is the most beautiful place on Earth. A value statement is any claim that is based on someone's beliefs. Here are three examples Value Statements are often opinions attempting to sway the reader to a certain belief. Slide 10: Words that will Warn You that You are Being Given an Opinion and Not a Fact! Perhaps Apparently Experts Agree Necessary Best / Worst Successful Maybe Probably Slide 11: An opinion is not necessarily wrong, it is merely not a provable fact. For example: Joe is a handsome young man. Or Mary is a beautiful girl. Even if everyone agreed with these statements, they are still opinions because they are not provable. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Fact and Opinion Content bsndev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 443 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: June 13, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: smaddox (21 month(s) ago) Can I have a copy? My email address is gmaddox1@comcast.net Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: mcgovernl (22 month(s) ago) I like it.May I download it to use in my class? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Fact and Opinion: What Is the Difference? : Fact and Opinion: What Is the Difference? Slide 2: Facts are statements that can be proven. Opinions cannot be proven. They are based on someone's thoughts, their feelings and their understanding. Though you may be able to use facts to add credibility to an opinion, it is still an opinion! Though an opinion may be widely accepted, that does not make it a fact. Slide 3: A fact can be proven by a reliable authority. A textbook An observation The law A dictionary Statistics Mathematics Measurements Slide 5: Observations are facts because they can be proven by the senses. Fact Provable Slide 6: How did these facts become opinions? excellent Apparently, It is unfair It is likely necessary. These words indicate opinions because they cannot be proven. Types of Opinions: Statements of Hypothesis : A Hypothesis is an assumption made in an attempt to explain an observation. Though an Observation is a Fact, a Hypothesis is an Opinion. Some flowers are larger than others because they are in more fertile soil. This hypothesis would have to be further investigated and scientifically proven to be considered a fact. For Example Types of Opinions: Statements of Hypothesis Types of Opinions: Statements of Assumption : Types of Opinions: Statements of Assumption If Hillary Clinton ran for President she would definitely win. The war in Iraq will eventually cost the US all of its allies. When that new movie comes out it will definitely be at the top of the charts! An assumption is an opinion that is an improvable prediction. Here are three examples. Though these are stated as though they are true, they are only assumptive opinions. Types of Opinions: Statements of Value : Types of Opinions: Statements of Value Colin Powell is an excellent candidate for president. The use of animals in lab testing is cruel and must be stopped. The Bahamas is the most beautiful place on Earth. A value statement is any claim that is based on someone's beliefs. Here are three examples Value Statements are often opinions attempting to sway the reader to a certain belief. Slide 10: Words that will Warn You that You are Being Given an Opinion and Not a Fact! Perhaps Apparently Experts Agree Necessary Best / Worst Successful Maybe Probably Slide 11: An opinion is not necessarily wrong, it is merely not a provable fact. For example: Joe is a handsome young man. Or Mary is a beautiful girl. Even if everyone agreed with these statements, they are still opinions because they are not provable.