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Americans on Facts and Opinions
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Americans on Facts and Opinions
June 20, 2018 at 12:12 pm (This post was last modified: June 20, 2018 at 12:19 pm by brewer.)
Apparently a lot of us can't tell the difference. This becomes problematic when opinions are presented as news. 

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/392870...om-opinion

The PEW quiz.

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/news-statements-quiz/

Edit: My score 5/5 facts, 5/5 opinion. Very glad there were no questions about lawns.
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June 20, 2018 at 12:53 pm
5 out of 5, it was fairly easy.


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RE: Americans on Facts and Opinions
June 20, 2018 at 1:07 pm
(June 20, 2018 at 12:53 pm)paulpablo Wrote: 5 out of 5, it was fairly easy.

Then you must be un-american.
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June 20, 2018 at 1:15 pm
5/5 and 5/5.....way too easy to think many people can't tell the difference.

Even if that's a fact...
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June 20, 2018 at 1:23 pm (This post was last modified: June 20, 2018 at 1:23 pm by henryp.)
I got 4/5 on one. I consider 'significant' to be an opinion.
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June 20, 2018 at 1:43 pm
I don't understand the problem, it's basic English after all
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June 20, 2018 at 1:55 pm (This post was last modified: June 20, 2018 at 1:55 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
We;re no better at english than we are at facts.  Wink
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June 20, 2018 at 1:57 pm
(June 20, 2018 at 1:15 pm)polymath257 Wrote: 5/5 and 5/5.....way too easy to think many people can't tell the difference.

Even if that's a fact...

I doubt Europeans are better. I just spent 3 months there and they were super ill-informed or misinformed about America, in general.
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RE: Americans on Facts and Opinions
June 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm
(June 20, 2018 at 1:57 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:
(June 20, 2018 at 1:15 pm)polymath257 Wrote: 5/5 and 5/5.....way too easy to think many people can't tell the difference.

Even if that's a fact...

I doubt Europeans are better. I just spent 3 months there and they were super ill-informed or misinformed about America, in general.

Sure, but I would would hope that the people living here would do better than Europeans.
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RE: Americans on Facts and Opinions
June 20, 2018 at 2:06 pm
5/5. It's basic reading comprehension.
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