A class newsletter prints four lines about the school. Which line states a fact that can be checked?

A canteen poster prints four lines. Which line CANNOT be checked by any record or count?

A travel blog says: 'The town sits 1,500 meters above sea level. Its cool air makes it the loveliest town in the province.' Which sentence can be checked?

Rowena says the school film runs for 96 minutes. Which action would settle whether her statement is true?

A weather report states: 'Rain fell on the town for six straight hours yesterday.' Is this a fact that can be checked, or an opinion?

Which question best helps a reader decide whether a statement is a fact?

The statement 'The library holds 4,120 books' can be checked by counting the books on the shelves.

An opinion turns into a fact once enough people agree with it.

A sports page prints: 'The team scored 78 points and deserved every one of them.' Which word marks the part that cannot be checked?

Which statement gives an amount that a reader could verify?

Two learners disagree about the flagpole. Which disagreement could be settled by evidence?

A science notebook records: 'The water in the beaker froze at 0 degrees Celsius.' Is this entry a fact that can be checked, or an opinion?

A statement can be a fact and still turn out to be wrong. Which sentence is factual in form and could be shown wrong?

A writer supports her claim by saying: 'My uncle quit smoking and felt better within a month.' Which evidence form is this?

A writer cites a study of 2,000 patients whose blood pressure fell after eight weeks of exercise. Which evidence form is this?

A writer argues that nobody can stand in two places at one moment, so the witness must be mistaken. Which evidence form opens that argument?

A writer supports a claim about a medicine's safety by quoting the pharmacologist who ran its trials. Which evidence form is this?

An essay on tooth decay quotes a dentist with twenty years of practice. Why is this argument from authority reasonable here?

A poster quotes a famous singer saying that a herbal drink cures fever. Why is this argument from authority weak?

Lito claims the 6 a.m. bus was late today. He says he waited at the stop and it arrived at 6:25. Why is his story enough support here?

Mara claims every bus in the city runs late, and offers only the one late bus she rode. Why is her support too thin?

What makes a piece of support empirical rather than merely confident?

A report states: 'In our trial, 18 of the 30 seedlings watered daily grew taller than the rest.' Which evidence form is this?

A speaker begins: 'Everyone accepts that hurting a child for sport is wrong,' then builds an argument from it. Which evidence form is this?

A speaker says: 'It is self-evident that our town needs a new mall.' Why is this not really self-evidence?

A column supports its claim with a table of rainfall readings taken every day for a year. Which evidence form is this?

A learner writes: 'Our school nurse, who treats these cases weekly, says the rash spreads by contact.' Which evidence form is this?

Which support is anecdotal rather than empirical?

Which support is an argument from authority rather than empirical evidence?

A news item reads: 'The mayor's plan is the most sensible one in the region's history.' Why is this an opinion despite its factual tone?

Which sentence sounds like a fact but states an opinion?

A blurb states: 'Readers everywhere know this is the year's most important book.' Which word or phrase signals the hidden opinion?

A column states: 'It is a well-known fact that homework harms family life.' What does the phrase 'well-known fact' do here?

A brochure prints: 'The park covers four hectares. The park offers the best view in the city.' Which sentence is an opinion in the grammar of a fact?

Which phrase most often hides an opinion inside a factual-sounding sentence?

A report reads: 'Sales rose by 12 percent, which shows our staff are the hardest working in the trade.' Which part is opinion?

A statement begins 'Studies show...' but names no study at all. Why does that opening not make the statement a fact?

Which sentence states an opinion even though it contains a number?

A campaign line reads: 'Every honest voter supports this bill.' What makes this an opinion in factual dress?

A learner wants to turn 'Our canteen food is unhealthy' into a statement a reader could check. Which version does that?