An opinion is someone’s belief, feeling or judgement about something. It is a subjective or value judgement, not something that can be objectively verified. Even though you base an opinion on fact, other may not agree. An opinion cannot be proven to everyone’s satisfaction.
Distinguishing between fact and opinions will help you to understand reading material.
You will achieve a deeper level of comprehension in your reading.
Read the following sentences and see whether you can distinguish facts from opinions.
1. King Ramkamhang was the inventor of Thai alphabet.
2. Sunthom Poo is the best poet Thailand has had.
3. Generally speaking, reading is more entertaining than watching TV.
4. Siam Rath is a better newspaper than Thai Rath.
5. Robots will probably replace human workers in the near future.