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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it a fact, or is it an opinion?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does it matter?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both are important.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But knowing how to distinguish\Nbetween fact and opinion
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can help us to better understand
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we read and hear,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how we form our opinions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's take a look.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A fact is a statement \Nthat can be proven to be true.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Facts are objetive,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means they are not influenced
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by what someone thinks or believes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A fact is indisputable
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cannot be changed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are some key questions\Nto identify facts.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1) Can it be measured or confirmed\Nwith calculations or data?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two plus two equals four.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can add the numbers and demostrate
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this stament is true.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2) Can it be observed?\NCan we see it happen?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For, instance,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,99% of people cannot lick ther elbow.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is true.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a fact that can be observed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Research has determined\Nthat one over a hundred people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can successfully complete this task.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3) Can it be verified by primary sources,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as research, photographs, newspapers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other facts?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is an example,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nintendo was started in 1889.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a fact because it can be verifed
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by many sources.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man named Fusajiro Yamauchi, from Japan
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,founded Nintendo\Nas a playing card company in 1889,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now is one of the largest\Ngaming companies in the world.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, let's move on to opinion,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which sometimes can be a little trickier.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An opinion is a statement
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of believe or judgement.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Opinions express\Nwhich someone thinks or feels.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An opinion can change.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's look some examples.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ice cream is delicious.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people believe this \Nbut some people don't.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a judgement, \Nand therefore an opinion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we evaluate something or somebody
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we often use adjectives\Nsuch as important, beautiful
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fun or difficult.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An adjective that allows to judge something
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a clue that a statement is an opinion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another signal word for opinions\Nis the word should.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is an example.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone should learn\Nmore than one language.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether may be very good reasons
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learnn more tnan one language,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not everyone would agree,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,personal value do itself.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Political views are opinions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Different people hold different ideas
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what societies are,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how is the best to address them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since opinion can´t be proven or disproven,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is no right or wrong answer,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just different view points.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While opinions may be supported\Nby facts and evidence,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the issue we care about\Nwill still be
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, I can say that
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to school year-round \Nis better for students.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are supporters of this viewpoint.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someone argues\Nthat a shorter vacation period
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would prevent students \Nfrom forgetting what they learnt,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or say that students often get bored\Nover the summer.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or that other countries around the world\Nuse a year-round system.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, we cannot prove\Nthat the stament is true.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many reasons to think\Nthat a tenth- month calendar is better.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can argue that a student needs\Nan extended break,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that they should be allowed\Nto participate in other summer activities.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or that a lack of air conditioning means
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they shouldn't be inside school buildings\Nin the summer.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we look back at the statement,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can also identify\Nanother signal word for opinion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word better.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we are comparing different things,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we see words\Nlike 'greatest','best' or 'better',
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can suggest we are looking \Nat an opinion statement.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another type of opinion is a prediction.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often predictions are made on experience.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowledge or research.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because they are based on the future,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can't actually verify them today.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's look an example.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That sounds amazing and scary.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although many
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have no way of verifying\Nthe statement today.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it is an opinion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing to remember \Nis that just because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we believe something to be true,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that does not make it a fact.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's recap what we learnt.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A fact is a statement\Nthat can be proven to be true,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can it be measured\Nor confirmed by data?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can it be observed?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can we verify its truth\Nwith other sources?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does it say the same?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we answer yes to one of these questions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that means it is a fact.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An opinion is a statement \Nof believe and judgement
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that cannot be proven to be true.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does it evalute someone or something?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can we debate it?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does it make a prediction?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can it change?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you may answer 'Yes' \Nto these questions, is an opinion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knowing how to separate\Nbetween fact and opinion,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help us to understand information
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and shape our own beliefs about the world.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Try it and see if you can