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Supplemental Exercise: Fact and Opinion, Exercise 1
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Choose Fact if the statement could be researched and verified (it would be a fact) or disproved (it would be a false statement of fact). Choose Opinion if a statement represents an opinion (a belief or judgment that cannot be proved or disproved). If it is an opinion, note any judgment words in the sentence. Judgment words are words such as better, expensive, beautiful and other words that can be interpreted many different ways. Judgment words usually indicate an opinion.

Example:
College exams are too long.
  A. Fact
  B. Opinion


Explanation: The answer is B. Opinion. The words too long can mean several things and can be interpreted several ways. This statement cannot be proved or disproved, so it represents an opinion.

1

Last year there was a horrible outbreak of flu.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
2

Babies generally start to talk between 18 and 24 months of age.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
3

The average temperature in Wyoming in January is 35°F.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
4

Italian is an easier language to learn than Spanish.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
5

The capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is Moscow.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
6

More people stopped smoking last year than two years ago.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
7

In Judaism, Rosh Hashanah is the festival of the New Year.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
8

Many nutritionists believe a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet is the healthiest diet.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
9

Smoke detectors can help save lives.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
10

Thousands of people die each year from the interaction of their prescription drugs.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
11

Cell phones should be banned in all public school classrooms.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
12

Children should not be allowed to watch more than five hours of television per week.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
13

It's a fact that soccer and rugby are violent sports.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
14

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is a government agency that is responsible for the control and suppression of infectious diseases.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
15

Surfing the Web is more fun than watching TV.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
16

College students would benefit greatly from participating in intramural sports.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
17

Next year, Tiger Woods will win the Master's Tournament.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
18

At least half of all automobile accidents involve alcohol.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
19

Female doctors are more caring than male doctors.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
20

Bicycling is a truly enjoyable form of exercise.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
21

"Spam" is the e-mail equivalent of junk mail.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
22

For adequate water intake, adults need to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
23

The number of people who have high credit card debt is astonishing.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
24

In World War II, the Axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
A)Fact
B)Opinion
25

Copernicus was a 16th century Polish scholar who argued that the Earth moves around the sun.
A)Fact
B)Opinion





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