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Reading: Critical Reading & Analysis (Introduction): B2 Lesson 1: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion and Identifying Supporting Evidence

Sopheak Pich
Interactive English Lesson: Fact vs Opinion B2
Reading B2: Lesson 1
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Fact vs. Opinion

ការបែងចែករវាងការពិត និងមតិផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន

Critical readers know the difference between what can be proven and what someone feels.

អ្នកអានដែលចេះត្រិះរិះពិចារណា ដឹងពីភាពខុសគ្នារវាងអ្វីដែលអាច "បញ្ជាក់បាន" និងអ្វីដែលគ្រាន់តែជា "អារម្មណ៍" របស់នរណាម្នាក់។
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1. Facts (Objective) fact_check

ការពិត (អាចបញ្ជាក់បានដោយភស្តុតាង)
Signal Phrase "Studies show that..." ការសិក្សាបង្ហាញថា...
Facts are objective. They rely on data, history, and science.
Signal Phrase "According to the data..." យោងតាមទិន្នន័យ...
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2. Opinions (Subjective) psychology

មតិផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន (ជំនឿ ការគិត ឬអារម្មណ៍)
Signal Phrase "I believe that..." ខ្ញុំជឿថា...
Opinions are subjective. They use words like best, worst, probably, or should.
Signal Phrase "It is the best way to..." វាគឺជាមធ្យោបាយដ៏ល្អបំផុតដើម្បី...
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3. Supporting Evidence search

ភស្តុតាងគាំទ្រ (How authors prove their opinions)
"To illustrate this point..." ដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់ពីចំណុចនេះ...
Authors use facts (statistics, quotes, examples) to support their opinions.
"For example, statistics show..." ជាឧទាហរណ៍ ស្ថិតិបង្ហាញថា...
warning The "Expert" Trap!

Just because a scientist says it, doesn't make it a fact!

(កុំជឿគ្រប់ពាក្យរបស់អ្នកជំនាញថាជាការពិត! ប្រសិនបើវាជាការទស្សន៍ទាយ ឬជាអារម្មណ៍ វានៅតែជាមតិដដែល។)
"The scientist believes the new medicine will cure the disease."
This is an OPINION (a prediction). close
"The scientist proved the medicine cured 80% of patients in the trial."
This is a FACT (it happened and was measured). check_circle
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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Fact or Opinion?
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."
(ទឹកពុះនៅសីតុណ្ហភាព ១០០ អង្សាសេ។)
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Fact or Opinion?
"Pizza is the most delicious food in the world."
(ភីហ្សាគឺជាអាហារដែលឆ្ងាញ់ជាងគេបំផុតនៅលើពិភពលោក។)
TRAP QUESTION! error
"The mayor believes the new road will stop traffic jams entirely." Is this a fact or an opinion?
(តើប្រយោគនេះជាការពិត ឬមតិផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន?)
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Finding Evidence
Which phrase is used by an author to introduce supporting evidence?
(តើឃ្លាមួយណាដែលអ្នកនិពន្ធប្រើដើម្បីបង្ហាញភស្តុតាងគាំទ្រ?)
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Definition
What makes a statement a FACT?
(តើអ្វីដែលធ្វើឲ្យសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍មួយក្លាយជា "ការពិត"?)
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អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Fact vs. Opinion movie

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Watch Teacher Sopheak break down a news article to separate the hard facts from the journalist's personal opinions.

Ask a Question person_raised_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, can a fact be wrong?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, Sovan! A fact is something that can be tested. If we test it and it's wrong, it is a "false fact," but it is still NOT an opinion. (For example: "Cambodia has 50 provinces" is a false fact, not an opinion). fact_check

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Visal 5 hours ago

Are predictions facts or opinions?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Opinions! Because the future hasn't happened yet, we cannot prove it. Even if a famous scientist predicts it, it remains an opinion until it actually happens. psychology

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Minea 8 hours ago

Why do writers mix facts and opinions together in articles?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

To persuade you! Writers use cold, hard facts to make their personal opinions sound more believable. This is why critical reading is so important! balance

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