-- 04 -- Facts

-- 04 -- Facts

TFY C3, Facts 

Chapter Summary

Chapter Three Facts

This chapter concerns some of the complexities of the word fact: how facts are determined, how they relate to observations, how facts get confused with inferences, how facts relate to truth and reality, how they relate to language. The chapter provides you with ample exercises for identifying facts, for learning how to assess their reliability, how to note them in reading, and how to state them accurately in writing. Reading selections by Larry Woodward and Princess Diana demonstrate how a report or argument based on facts can result in reading that can be both informative and highly disturbing.

Facts Glossary


Fact or Opinion
Facts or Opinion Exercise

FACT OR FICTION?

If you are interested in eRumors, study this site. What standards do they use for sorting out fact from fiction?

http://www.truthorfiction.com/

FACTS

List the different types of facts that you can find at this site.

http://www.refdesk.com/

FACTS ABOUT FOOD

Click on one of the 50 most popular fast food outlets. Select one featured product. Study the graphs that offer such facts as the ratio of carbohydrates to fats to proteins in this product.

http://nutritiondata.com/

QUICK FACTS

Write down one new facts you learned from the US Census Bureau about people, business, or geography in your state, county or city.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html


MEMORY

Memory Vocabulary


Cognitive Information Processing Model

Memory Sites:

Games: http://www.lumosity.com/
Memory Aids in Various Contexts: http://www.mnemonic-device.eu/mnemonics/