[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text 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.