The newspaper includes facts and opinions. Learning how to tell the difference between the two is an important critical thinking skill.
Find the editorial page or pages using the E-edition search tool.
- Choose one editorial column.
- Facts are statements that can be checked or proven. Opinions are statements that cannot be checked or verified.
- Read the editorial. Stop after each sentence or group of sentences and decide whether they are facts or opinions.
- Identify the words or phrases that denote fact and opinion.
- Using the E-edition PRINT tool, print out the editorial so that you can underline the facts and circle the opinions.