Facts are more permanent when compared to the more temporary truths. Facts exist in reality, whereas truths are usually the things that one believes to be true, or the things that are true in the current situation. Facts can also answer the ‘where,’ ‘when’ and ‘how’ questions, whereas truths answer the ‘why’ question.

Expressing one’s judgment that is not decisive is an example of assertion. O True. Assertion is a refutable statement.

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) 2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something. Show all. 1, He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying. 2, The argument needs to progress beyond the simple assertion that criminals are made not born.

A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false. An opinion is an expression of a person’s feelings that cannot be proven. Opinions can be based on facts or emotions and sometimes they are meant to deliberately mislead others.

Write a statement on the board and ask students to vote on whether it is a fact or an opinion, and then have students explain their reasoning. Have students write 10 facts and 10 opinions about whatever you happen to be reading or studying (for example: dinosaurs, electricity, the presidents, etc.)

History contains both fact and opinion. Facts are things that are unchanging and can be objectively verified. Many historical facts are verified by primary sources, which consist of documents and other types of physical items that were created during the time being studied.

History has a tendency to repeat itself. As memory fades, events from the past can become events of the present. Some, like author William Strauss and historian Neil Howe, argue that this is due to the cyclical nature of history — history repeats itself and flows based on the generations.

Opinions. As mentioned above, an opinion, in contrast to a fact, is a statement that reflects an author’s or the speaker’s point of view, beliefs, personal feelings, and values; opinions cannot be verified and proven to be true unless, of course, these opinions are based on facts and evidence.

The 60 Most Interesting World Facts You’ll Ever Hear

• Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world’s freshwater.
• The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.
• Recent droughts in Europe were the worst in 2,100 years.
• The best place in the world to see rainbows is in Hawaii.

50 Facts So Unbelievable You’ll Accuse Us of Lying

• There Was A Four-Times-Over Dog Mayor.
• Typhoons Saved Japan from Kublai Khan.
• “Genuine Leather” Is Kinda Garbage.
• Giant Tortoises Are Going Extinct—Because They’re Delicious.
• A Shot of Espresso Contains Less Caffeine Than a Cup of Coffee.
• Dinosaurs Were Different Than You Likely Imagine.
• Lead Was Once Used in Makeup.

100 Totally Useless Facts That Are Too Entertaining for Words

• No number from 1 to 999 includes the letter “a” in its word form.
• Many oranges are actually green.
• The opposite sides of a die will always add up to seven.
• You are 13.8 percent more likely to die on your birthday.
• Playing dance music can help ward off mosquitoes.

A fact is something that’s indisputable, based on empirical research and quantifiable measures. Facts go beyond theories. They’re proven through calculation and experience, or they’re something that definitively occurred in the past. Truth is entirely different; it may include fact, but it can also include belief.

In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for facts, like: data, intelligence, reality, opinion, details, particulars, actuality, the skinny, the scoop, contains and myths.

What is the opposite of fact?

In this lesson, we learned about action words, also known as action verbs. These words describe actions that have happened, are happening, or will happen.