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Which facts back up the following opinion? (Select all that apply.)
Recycling is one of the best way to keep landfills from overflowing.
Recycled plastic and tin cans are made into other products.
Recycling takes lots of time and effort.
Both paper and metal can be recycled, keeping them out of landfills.
All communities need to have recycling programs.
Recycled plastic and tin cans are made into other products.
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Both paper and metal can be recycled, keeping them out of landfills.
Why is it important to use both facts and opinions to convince people of your point of view?
Both are used to inform people of new information.
Both are used to entertain people.
Facts support opinions.
Opinions support facts.
Facts support opinions.
What is the first step in analyzing your notes?
Finding out what the person wants you to think or believe
Asking yourself what you think about the note
Deciding whether each note is a fact or an opinion
Deciding whether each note is a fact or an opinion.
Why do you need more than opinions to convince people?
Opinions don't give people proof or support, but facts do.
Facts help make your research project longer.
Opinions are more important than facts, so you can leave facts out.
Most people are easily convinced by your opinions.
Opinions don't give people proof or support, but facts do.
If you don't have an experience that shows your point of view, you should—
make something up
use another person's experience
use a similar but completely unrelated experience
use positive and negative words to show your view
Use positive and negative words to show your view.
How can you change the following sentence show you really support it?
Helping others is important.
Helping others can be tiring and frustrating.
Helping others can be a rewarding, positive experience.
Helping someone can sometimes ruin your schedule.
Many students regularly help other people.
Helping others can be a rewarding, positive experience.
What should be included in analysis statements?
a restatement of the facts
the writer or speaker's opinions
your opinions in your own words
support for your opinions
Your opinions in your own words.
You may need to find more evidence for your research project because—
you need more support for one or more opinions.
you need more support for one or more facts
you need to find other opinions
you can't find any information with which you agree
You need more support for one or more opinions.
The following statement is an example of which kind of evidence?
Andy Janko, a long-time toy train collector, says that collecting toy trains is a very expensive hobby.
a statement that is accepted as true
an expert opinion
a statistics
an analysis statement
An expert opinion.
What are statistics?
expert opinions
statements that are accepted as true
facts that support opinions
facts based on numbers
Facts based on numbers.