Fact, Opinion, and Assertions

Question 1

An information that can be proven true or not

Answer 1

Fact

Question 2

A person’s statement based on their feelings, beliefs, or thoughts

Answer 2

Opinion

Question 3

A statement which people assume to be true but can’t be proven

Answer 3

Assertion

Question 4

Directly expresses the writer’s feelings and beliefs through simple statements

Answer 4

Basic Assertion

Question 5

It involves expressing empathy and expounding on how the writer understands the feeling and emotions of the literary author

Answer 5

Emphatic Assertion

Question 6

Used to express negative feelings but is helpful in laying emphasis on a person’s feelings of anger

Answer 6

I-Language Assertion

Question 7

Happens when someone is not able to respond to a person’s basic assertions

Answer 7

Escalating assertion