Argumentation in "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes"
Question 2 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]
Which two quotations are examples of opinions? [W]e act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions.We’ve raised all the money to come here ourselves.[W]e are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.I used to go fishing in Vancouver, my home, with my dad.We have watches, bicycles, computers, and television sets.
Answer
A
[W]e act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions.
B
We’ve raised all the money to come here ourselves.
C
[W]e are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.
D
I used to go fishing in Vancouver, my home, with my dad.
E
We have watches, bicycles, computers, and television sets.
Explanation
A is an opinion because saying people act as if they have all the time and all the solutions is an interpretation, not a directly verifiable fact. C is also an opinion because it recommends how people should act by saying we should act as one world toward one goal. The other quotations describe events or possessions that could be checked as facts.
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