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Course Contents: Module 1 - Orientation; Module 2 - Learning Resources and Pre-Instructional Activities; Module 3 - Writing to fit the audience and purpose; Module 4 - Grammar, usage, and mechanics; Module 5 - Supporting a position; Module 6 - Distinguishing between fact and opinion; Module 7 - Possible essay prompts

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Module 6 - Distinguishing between fact and opinion

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Activity 1: Introduction

Sometimes writers tell their readers how they feel or think about an issue, but they don’t provide facts that can be verified. As a writer, you need to make sure that you do not confuse your reader by substituting opinion for established fact.

Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. sguy. (2007, February 17). Module 6 - Distinguishing between fact and opinion. Retrieved March 20, 2010, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/rhetorical-and-critical-writing-after-11-1-2007/a61.html. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.