📚 Part 1: Identifying Facts and Opinions

WALT: Identify and differentiate between facts and opinions in persuasive texts.

Instructions: Read each statement and circle whether it is a FACT or an OPINION.

1. "Australia's population reached 26 million people in 2023."

Fact

Opinion

2. "Melbourne is the best city in Australia to live in."

Fact

Opinion

3. "Climate change is causing temperatures to rise globally."

Fact

Opinion

4. "Everyone should use public transport instead of driving cars."

Fact

Opinion

5. "The Australian dollar is worth less than the US dollar today."

Fact

Opinion

🔍 Part 2: Recognising Bias

Read this text excerpt:

"The proposed shopping centre will destroy our peaceful neighbourhood. While supporters claim it will create 200 jobs, they conveniently ignore the fact that it will increase traffic by a staggering 300% and force beloved local businesses to close forever."

6. What words or phrases show the writer's bias against the shopping centre? List three examples:

7. How might someone who supports the shopping centre present this information differently?

8. Circle all the language techniques that show bias in persuasive texts:

Emotive language

Statistics without context

Balanced reporting

Loaded words

Presenting only one side