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READING II
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Fakultas Kegur uan dan Il mu Pengetahuan Uni versitas Kristen Indonesia 2012
A. Facts in Reading Comprehension A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false with some objective standart. Facts are the things known for certain to have happened, the things known for certain to be true, the things known for certain to exist. Connell y (1996), states that fact is a statement of actuall y or occurrence which is based on direct evidence, actual experience, or observation. Since the statements based on personal observation, fact can be tested for its accuracy.
B. Opinions in Reading Comprehension An opinion is a statements that a person believes to be true but it cannot be measured against an objective standard. Opinions are the things believed to have happened, the things believed to be true, the things believed to exist. The opinions may be based on facts, but they are still what we think, not what we know. Conell y (1996), state that an opinion is a statement of belief or feeling which shows o nes feelings about a subject . Means, it expresses its view point or perspective. Since such statements depend on the personal experience, history, culture, and training of the people who hold them, they cannot be judged true or false, right or wrong.
C. Differences between Fact and Opinion in Reading Comprehension Facts Opinions What we knowing What we believing
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Facts cannot be debated Facts are what we know Depend data and fact Fact employ more concentrate words and phrases
Opinions are debatable Opinions are what we think Depend personal experience Opinion rel y more on abstract words or phrases
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