Wikipedia says: "An opinion is a person's ideas and thoughts towards something. It is an assessment, judgment or evaluation of something. An opinion is not a fact, because opinions are either not falsifiable, or the opinion has not been proven or verified. If it later becomes proven or verified, it is no longer an opinion, but a fact."
I enjoy reading opinion pieces, but I am always very cautious not to accept the opinion of the writer without first doing all my research. In my writing career I have learned to always air opposing opinions, especially on controversial issues. This is a handy tool to incorporate in life, especially around family or other people we value as we generally take their opinions as valid without bothering to investigate further and that could cloud our own opinions.
People employ different approaches to arrive at their opinion and they in turn are swayed by factors that influence them personally, hence you may get a third hand opinion which may be the exact opposite of the fact.
Is television good for children? Some say no, it makes them obese. Others say yes, depending on which channels you watch. Did I consider obesity when I asked the question? No. Did I mean they must watch History channel? No. I was merely thinking about it as a recreational tool, or company for a child sick in bed.
Look at a match box from two different angles. From one angle you will see the Lion emblem and from another angle you will see the brown scratch-part. To someone who doesn't know it's a matchbox, it may well look like 2 completely different objects.
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