1. An Interactive Exercise
Fact vs. Opinion
An Interactive Exercise

2. Fact Vs.Opinion
Fact: an actual thing that exists and is provable, observable, measurable. Look for signal words: Numbers, statistics, verified, documented, eyewitness, record, prove, photographs. FACT ARE CERTAINTIES

3. FACT
My mom’s new car gets 35 miles per gallon in the city and 45 miles per gallon on the interstate.
Last night, we took a photograph to prove that raccoons have been raiding our garbage cans.
A 6ft mountain lion was shot and killed in Des Moines last year.

4. Opinions
A personal judgment or belief that is not founded in proof or certainty.
Look for signal words:
Good/bad, might, should, believe, think, always, never, guess, interpretation, point of view. Loaded words w/emotion.
Opinions are DISPUTABLE;ARGUABLE

5. Opinions
My dad thinks we should get a compact car because we might get better gas mileage.
Although raccoons are cute, Mom believes they are a menace and should be taken to a wildlife sanctuary.
Mountain lions are beastly animals that can grow to 6ft tall.

6. Directions:
Each slide contains a statement. Read the statement carefully, then click on either the fact or opinion button at the bottom of the slide.
Once you select your response, you will see a slide informing you whether or not your response is correct.
Use the back button to proceed to the next question and continue this same process for all questions.
Good Luck!

7. Question #1 Abraham Lincoln was the greatest president.
Fact
Opinion

8. Question #2 Marilyn Monroe was a movie actress.
Fact
Opinion

9. Question #3 Tiger Woods is the best golfer who ever played the game.
Fact
Opinion

10. Question #4 Tiger Woods was the first African American to win the Masters Golf Tournament.
Fact
Opinion

11. Question #5 Dale Earnhardt died in a NASCAR race crash.
Fact
Opinion

12. Question #6 All Rap lyrics are offensive.
Fact
Opinion

13. Question #7 Charles Lindbergh was brave to attempt to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Fact
Opinion

14. Response #1: Incorrect Although Abraham Lincoln was a president, whether or not he was the greatest president is an opinion.

15. Response #1: Correct! Although Abraham Lincoln was a president, it is an opinion that he was the greatest one.

16. Response #2: Correct. Marilyn Monroe was in 29 movies
Response #2: Correct! Marilyn Monroe was in 29 movies. Since she acted in those movies, that is a fact.

17. Response #2: Incorrect. Marilyn Monroe was in 29 movies
Response #2: Incorrect! Marilyn Monroe was in 29 movies. This is a fact, not an opinion.

18. Response #3: Incorrect
Although Tiger Woods has won many golf titles, whether he is the greatest golfer is an opinion. It can be debated based on the amount of titles he has won, but even this might not be the only basis for evaluating him as the greatest.

19. Response #3: Correct! Although Tiger Woods has won many golf titles, calling him the greatest is an opinion. It is a topic open to debate.

20. Response #4: Correct! In the history of the Masters Tournament, this is a fact. Tiger Woods was the first African American to win the Masters.

21. Response #4: Incorrect! Since no African American had ever won the Masters before Tiger Woods did, this is not an opinion, but a fact.

22. Response #5: Incorrect! Dale Earnhardt died on February 18, 2001 as a result of a crash during the 2001 Daytona NASCAR race. This is a fact, not an opinion.

23. Response #5: Correct! Dale Earnhardt died on February 18, as a result of a crash during the 2001 Daytona NASCAR race. This is a fact.

24. Response #6: Incorrect! Although Rap lyrics often contain questionable language, whether they are offensive or not is an opinion, not a fact.

25. Response #6: Correct!
Although Rap lyrics often contain “bad” or questionable language, whether this makes them offensive or not is an opinion.

26. Response #7: Incorrect!
Many people thought Lindbergh’s attempt to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean was foolhardy rather than brave. Although he was successful, calling him brave is a value judgment and an opinion rather than a fact.

27. Response #7: Correct!
Many people thought Lindbergh’s idea was foolhardy rather than brave. Calling this a brave act may be considered a reasonable argument, but it is not a fact.

28. Nice work!
If time remains, you may want to try more practice with fact and opinion using the following websites:
Fact or Opinion?
Fact or Opinion? Game #1 Quiz
Tutorial: Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion