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Exercise 3-1
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Separating Fact from Opinion

A. Reporters must be able to separate fact from opinion. For each of the following, indicate whether the sentence is merely factual or whether it strays into opinion.

Example

Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay is a modern gulag. OPINION
Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay is a military prison. FACT




1The president spoke about the election today.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



2Fashion magazines refer to Phoebe Philo as one of the most beautiful women in the world.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



3He has the most liberal voting record in the history of the Senate.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



4Police arrested three burglars last night.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



5Gwen Stefani is the most talented singer in the music industry.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



6Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will say something about the economy tomorrow.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



7The detectives brought him in for questioning in connection with the burglary last night.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



8They were annoying, short, moronic keyboard loops, punctuated with tiny vocals tricked out electronically.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



9Unless the storm drains are cleared, the city faces the certainty of a devastating flood in the next five years.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



10Unless the storm drains are cleared, the city faces the certainty of a devastating flood in the next five years, three leading scientists said.
A)OPINION
B)FACT



11B. Revise the sentences you marked as "Opinion" above so that the statements are merely factual.







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