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Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.
-Baruch, Bernard M 1870-1965 American Financier
Lets Get The Facts Straight! A fact is something that can be proven by a reliable authority such as:
A history book Measurements Proven Statistics scientific law Governmental law
Mathematics
An observation
provide is considered to be fact.
Note : None of these authorities are fool proof, but information that they
History Book
The adult human body Science has 206 bones 56% of US gun Deaths Statistic are suicides 21 is the legal drinking Governmental age in Cincinnati, OH Law
Fact
How it is Provable
You can bring in flowers of various sizes You can bring in the shirt so that the color can be seen
For example:
It was once considered to be a fact that the world was flat.
We believed that those traveling too far in either direction could literally fall off!
Because new things are being discovered everyday, reliable authorities are sometimes forced to alter what we all once conside red to be facts.
John F. Kennedy was an excellent President. Apparently, the adult human body has more bones than necessary. It is likely that the US suicide rate will decrease soon. All of be 21. It is unfair for the legal drinking age tothese words
are hints that there is an opinion present.
Types of Opinions
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.
Though many scientists believe that these theories are true, we still consider them to be opinions rather than facts because they have not been proven.
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.
Bridgett is a very beautiful young lady. Even if everyone agreed with this statement, it is still an opinion because it is not provable. Beauty is relative.
-Opinion: hypothesis
-Fact
-Opinion: Assumption
-Fact