THERE ARE SIX EGGS IN

THE BASKET. SIX PEOPLE

EACH TAKE ONE OF THE
EGGS. HOW CAN IT BE
THAT ONE EGG IS LEFT IN
THE BASKET?
Answer
The last person took
the basket with the
last egg still inside.
There are two ducks in front
of a duck, two ducks behind
a duck and a duck in the
middle. How many ducks are
there?
Answer
Three. Two ducks are in front
of the last duck; the first duck
has two ducks behind; one
duck is between the other
two.
There are three houses. One is red,
one is blue, and one is white. If the
red house is to the left of the house
in the middle, and the blue house is
to the right of the house in the
middle, where is the White house?
Answer
Washington D.C
1. Snakes are reptiles
2. The dog is cute.
3. STEM students are funny.
4. The girl has beautiful hair.
5. The earth is oblate spheroid.
TRUE OR FALSE
FACT VS OPINION
Fact Verifiable
It is an established or
well-proved statement
or piece of information.
Fact It is considered as universal true
oIt is accepted uniformly across societies
oThis is generally backed by logic and
scientific proof
oIt is not by hearsay and tend to believe
them to be true
 FactsObjective information
These are
indisputable truths
A fact happens to be more
permanent, and almost
always seems to have no
changes.
ACCURATE
 Example of factual statements
1. The sun will always rise from the east and set
in the west
2. The capital of Philippines is Manila
3. The first president of the First Republic of the
Philippines is Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
4. Billy lives in an apartment.
Opinion Unverifiable
oThis is nothing but one’s perspective
or judgment on any particular issue.
oIt is vastly affected by their
experience, wisdom, knowledge and
of course their beliefs.
 Opinion Subjective
It can be changed
according to person’s
judgment.
"Opinion is highly influenced by a
person’s feelings, thoughts,
perspective, desires, attitude,
experiences, understanding,
beliefs, values, etc., which cannot
be tested by concrete evidence."
 Someone’s thought or
statement that can’t
be proven true or
false.
 Example of opinionated
statements
1. Money is the best thing in the world.
2. It’s very hot
3. The cake tastes delicious
4. My philosophy teacher loves me
5. The movie was boring
Let’s try
Performance of students in
Philosophy
95%
Students Performance

85%

Professor A student Professor B student

 Let’s practice
Professor A’s students earned a
higher average course grade than
did Professor B’s students.
Therefore, Professor A is a better
instructor.
Professor a has more
experience than Professor B,
Professor A’s students did
better in the course
Therefore, Professor A is
better instructor than
Professor B
oWhen information is
presented as a fact. It is
verifiable and objective.
oIt is based on statistics, data
and observations
o When the information is
presented as an opinion you
cannot verify it.
oAn opinion may be based on
facts, but it’s subjective.
 Opinions are weak
when they are based
only on a guess or your
personal feeling or
judgment.
The factual information
you base your opinions
on, the stronger they are,
and the more compelled
you are agree with them.
In a study, researchers found that
two-thirds of college seniors failed a
high school grammar test. FACT
The points to the poor state of
higher education in the United
States. OPINION
A FACT can be proven true or false through
objective evidence. It relies on denotative
language. frequently uses measurable or
verifiable numbers, statistics, dates and
measurements.
An OPINION cannot be presently verified. It
relies on connotative language. It can also
mean different things to different people.
PRACTICE
1. I have a husband and two children.
2. Pit bulls are the most dangerous dogs alive.
3. Ostriches do not hide their head in the
sand.
4. There is nothing like an ice-cold bottle of
Coke to satisfy a thirst!
5. It is time for educators to assume more
responsibility for schools’ unhealthy lunch
menus.
6. The government should increase spending for
preventing unwanted pregnancy; more than one
million teenagers become pregnant every year.
7. Rob said that the book Angels and Demons is
better than The Da Vinci Code.
8. New York City is not the capital of New York
State.
QUIZ
1. Some people think that eating any fast
food is bad.
2. Price can be measured.
3. Legality is a matter of record.
4. Some students would agree.
5. Dogs are genetically related to wolves.
6.World War II was the most important war
in world history.
7. A triathlon involves running, bicycling
and swimming.
8. California boarders the Pacific Ocean
9. Playing mobile legends is the best thing
to do during a tiring hour.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are married
11. Ice cream is amazing.
12. Kathryn is the most versatile
actress.
13. Facebook is more convenient than
the other social media platforms.
14. Milk comes from a cow.
15. Love is the most powerful emotion
that people should feel.
16. Sir Byron teaches philosophy at
Lobo SHS.
17. Philosophy is the most difficult
subject among all the subjects.
18. I love the way she loves it.
19. It’s 30 degree Celsius outside.
20. It’s more fun in the Philippines.