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Evaluating information is discerning what is fact and what is opinion.
Why did I never thought about this ?
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Fact versus Opinion: “Take a very abstract view of the content: there is factual content and there is opinion/analysis/etc. Factual content has long been the primary intention of the newspaper. Of course, there is bias, misinformation, etc., but for the sake of argument let us believe in this model.
Opinion, on the other hand, colours and textures factual content.
Of course, any real content source out there is a blend of both fact and opinion – or at least the intentions to deliver fact and opinion.
If reasonable people hold different views, then we are dealing with opinion, not fact. Given a need to act in the absence of fact, we have no choice but to act upon an opinion. But doing so, does not convert the opinion selected to fact. It remains only the best opinion available at the time action was taken.
Posted on February 21st, 2006 at 8:04 am by A T M
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