"Recognizing Facts vs. Opinions"

Last August 5, 2013, we had a topic of "Recognizing Facts vs. Opinions". At first, I was a little bit shocked because I didn't know that even college students have a topic about it. But as the discussion goes by, i realized that the topic is more widen and more detailed than the lesson we talked about when we're in high school .

A fact is something that can be proven by a reliable authority such as: history books, statistics, proven scientific law, and observation. If you’ll ask if an observation is a fact, well, yes it is. They are called facts because they can be proven by senses. However, some facts can be change over time.

On the other hand, Opinions are beliefs or judgment of a person that are not really recognized or proven. Opinions can be valid, faulty or informed. A valid opinion is supported by fact while a faulty opinion is more like illogical; and informed opinion has a basis and some information, but still it is considered as an opinion.

There are five types of opinion: Hypothesis statement, Theory statement, Assumptive theory, Value statement and Exaggerated statement. You can also confirm if a statement is a opinion by simply looking the words such us; maybe, perhaps, apparently, best or worst, experts agree, successful, necessary and probably.

Let me end my blog with a quotation that Mr. Mabu shows us saying “Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions, but no man has the right to be wrong with facts.” For me, the meaning of this is that, every person can be wrong with his judgments but no one can change the facts that everyone accepts. I can accept the criticisms of other people about me, and I will give them the opportunity to know the real me and the facts about my real personality J