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Facts and Opinions in Problem Solving

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Whenever you are trying to gain context on a problem, you will come across several facts and opinions. But how would you determine which piece of information is a fact and which is just an opinion? To differentiate between a fact and an opinion, you first need to understand what they mean. 

 

Let’s watch the next video, where our expert will explain to you what facts and opinions are and how you can differentiate between them:

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In this video, you learnt about the basic difference between facts and opinions, which have been summarised in the table provided below:
 

FactOpinion
  • Refers to a piece of information that can be measured, observed, validated and proven 
  • Poses little ambiguity and is often agreed upon by most people
  • For example, the Earth revolves around the sun
  • Refers to a personal view influenced by the individual’s psyche
  • Poses a significant level of ambiguity
  • For example,  Dell manufactures the best laptops

 

You also learnt that you can use several bases for differentiating between facts and opinions. Some of these are listed in the table given below:

 

Basis of differentiationExplanation

Meaning

  • Facts refer to information that can be measured, observed, validated and proven
  • Opinions refer to personal views, which are influenced by the individual’s psyche
Basis of Information 
  • Facts are based on observation, research or historical truth. Thus, a fact is an objective reality
  • Opinions are based on assumptions or personal views. Thus, an opinion is a subjective reality
Representation
  • A fact represents something that happened or was recorded
  • Opinion represents a perception of something
Verifiability 
  • Facts can be conclusively verified. Hence, they are not usually debatable
  • Opinions are imprecise and cannot be verified. Hence, they are always debatable


So, these are some of the ways in which you can differentiate between facts and opinions. However, when you are solving a problem, you might face several issues other than the identification of facts and opinions. And you must understand that you do not have to make efforts to solve all these issues; some of them might just be causes of other major issues.

 

    So, in the next segment, you will learn about prioritising issues while contextualising a problem.

     

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