The older you are, the worse you are at identifying facts from opinions

[SebC]

Originally Posted by GGG

What’s an example of something that isn’t a fact or an opinion?

Something that is false is neither fact nor opinion, "e.g. a zebra is a cat" is neither fact nor opinion. I did not consider invalid opinions: "a zebra is the best cat" implies the aforementioned falsehood, and therefore shares its falseness.

[RT14]

Yeah that was an easy quiz to get 100% on and I’m getting up there in age too. Obviously the trick is -
You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The facts of life, the facts of life.

source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthe...ifelyrics.html

[John Doe]

Originally Posted by SebC

Missing from the study: statements that are neither facts nor opinions. I'd wager that old people have a harder time spotting those as well.

The study wasn’t about facts, it was about factual statements. “A zebra is a cat” or “Santa is a white man” aren’t facts, but they are factual statements. They just happen to be incorrect. Just like “the Oilers deserve to suck as bad as they do”, while true, is an opinion statement.

Unlike the rest of you, I didn’t get 100% (and yes, I am old). The statement about ISIS losing a “significant” amount of territory got me, and I am still not convinced I am wrong as I have a problem with the wording.