Case 3 of 20 · Logic & Reasoning

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Fact or Opinion? — The Truth Detector

🔎 Case Brief #3

📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use distinguishing facts from opinions.

🎯 Your mission

Unlock the thinking move.

⚡ The twist

You can only use the clues you are given — no guessing.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

🧠 A FACT is something that can be proven true.

An OPINION is what someone thinks or feels.

Here's how to do it:

1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see?

2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something?

3. Try an answer!

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn.

4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else!

You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key idea: Distinguishing facts from opinions

Think about this

📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use distinguishing facts from opinions. What advice would you give them?

How a thinker does it

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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about distinguishing facts from opinions. What do you notice?
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🤔 What Do I Know?
What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?
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💡 What's My Idea?
Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?
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⭐ What Did I Learn?
Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Remember

1Facts can be checked and proven
2Opinions are beliefs — they differ from person to person
3Both are valuable, but you must know which is which

Words to know

Pattern: Things that repeat in the same order
Order: Putting things from first to last

Take a side · 1 of 3

Take a Side · Case 1

1 of 3

'Water boils at 100°C.' Fact or opinion?

In one sentence, WHY did you pick that?

Take a side · 2 of 3

Take a Side · Case 2

2 of 3

'Dogs are better pets than cats.' Fact or opinion?

In one sentence, WHY did you pick that?

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3 of 3

'The Earth orbits the Sun.' Fact or opinion?

In one sentence, WHY did you pick that?

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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🌍 Why this matters: You use logic when you figure out which puzzle piece fits, or when you know it's bedtime because the sky is dark!

💬 Talk about it

Can you explain distinguishing facts from opinions to a friend using your own words?
What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

🏆 Try this week: This week, catch one thing a friend says that doesn't logically follow. Ask them about it — kindly.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “What's the difference between 'feels true' and 'is true'?”

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