Truth v.s.

Opinion
 A B
It takes. me 30 minutes to walk from my home Living near the school is better because we
to school. don’t have to spend much for transportation.

My sister ate the last piece of pizza pie. My sister is a selfish person because she ate the
last piece of pizza pie and did not share it with
me.

The policeman firmly pushed the suspect to his The aggressive manner by which the policeman
knees and placed him in handcuffs. arrested the suspect is an example of the
brutality that characterizes out police force.
 - statements
speak of actions that
can be verified by
recalling an experience
or providing evidences
such as eye witness
accounts.
- statements go beyond providing facts.
- it also provide conclusions or perspectives regarding a certain
situations.
- some of the statements even advance a belief about a certain thing
or person.
- bases for making arguments and convincing people that a certain
thing is a fact.
 Conclusions
- is a judgement based on certain facts. The
facts that form the bases of a conclusion may
not be disputed but the conclusion itself could
still be contested or questioned.
 Beliefs
- statements that express convictions that are not easily
and clearly explained by facts.
- “ I believe that God put me on this earth to spread
his message of love.”
 Explanations
- statements that assume the claim
to be true and provide reasons why
the statement is true.
 Arguments
- Series of statements that provide the reasons
to convince the reader or listener that a claim
or opinion is truthful.
- Made with the assumption that the truth of
the claim or opinion is still to be determined.
 Logic is the branch of Philosophy
that focuses on the analysis of
arguments. Arguments are given great
importance since they are used to
convey ideas that influence the
thingking, actions, and behaviour of
people.
 Fallacies
• A number of arguments that have a
faulty reasoning.
• May be intentional, as the person making
the claim is desperate to convice you to
accept his or her arguments.
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 Bias
• Refers to tendecies or influences
which affect the views of people.
 How can understanding
of the difference between
truth and opinion lead us
to wisdom?
• An understanding of opinions and facts and
the means to distinguish one from the other
can further improve our understanding and
appreciation of varied views and ideas. The
ability to determine truth goes hand in hand
with the holistic perspective and enables us to
make wiser decisions, especially in choosing
the ideas and views which we find acceptable.