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What's the difference? - Mous - 03-20-2011
Here, I'll be discussing the difference between
Statements and Opinions.
Definitions of opinion on the Web:
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
Usually these are backed up by actions/situations in the past, that don't
necessarily PROVE the opinion correct, but support the statement.
Examples:
Dubstep sucks.
God doesn't exist.
God exists.
I think (name) is a jerk.
these aren't fact, merely an opinion.
Definitions of statement on the Web:
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
argument: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;
These are things someone says, and can be taken as FACT. IE; When you
make a statement for a court case, that is presumed to be FACTUAL
(to the best of your knowledge), until proven guilty.
Examples:
This forum is green.
This text is black.
I am sitting down.
I am teaching a lesson in linguistics.
People tend to confuse the two, and assume that one's opinion,
is being asserted as fact. This is *not* what opinions are, they are merely
a belief, and cannot be sorted by an alternate party.
I hope you enjoyed my first linguistics tutorial,
feel free to comment!
RE: What's the difference? - Resistance - 03-20-2011
Lol. I have never seen a linguistics tutorial before, but no offense to what I am about to say... Since I'm in honors English I couldnt care less but other people would find this helpful. (See, I just stated my opinion)
RE: What's the difference? - GrammarPhreak - 03-20-2011
Nice share Mous.
RE: What's the difference? - Mous - 03-20-2011
Thanks guys!
RE: What's the difference? - NekoChan - 03-20-2011
You seriously care about crap like this?
Smoke a joint and enjoy life man.
RE: What's the difference? - Peter L - 03-20-2011
This is common knowledge and poorly formatted, Mous. Thanks for trying, though.
RE: What's the difference? - Resistance - 03-20-2011
(03-20-2011, 02:41 PM)Laugh Wrote: This is common knowledge and poorly formatted, Mous. Thanks for trying, though.
Since when was it a game? "Thanks for try, though"...
RE: What's the difference? - Mous - 03-21-2011
(03-20-2011, 02:41 PM)Laugh Wrote: This is common knowledge and poorly formatted, Mous. Thanks for trying, though.
>Poorly formatted
Classic example of an opinion.
>Thanks for trying
Implication that the previous sentence was taken as fact
This is a common mistake people make when posting.
They assume just because they speak they automatically
are 100% correct, and are speaking truth.
This is exactly why this tutorial was created,
so that this mistake isn't made any more.
RE: What's the difference? - wtftwice - 03-21-2011
Great tut, with some nice examples and demonstrations I might add.
I'd like to see more linguistics tut's, interesting to say the least.
RE: What's the difference? - Mous - 03-21-2011
(03-21-2011, 09:59 AM)wtftwice Wrote: Great tut, with some nice examples and demonstrations I might add.
I'd like to see more linguistics tut's, interesting to say the least.
I may do a linguistics series, if enough people would be interested in them.