FACT Vs OPINON In The New York Times

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"Ms. [Mary] Barra, 51, completed a remarkable personal odyssey when she was named as the next chief executive of G.M.--and the first woman to ascend to the top job at a major auto company."
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  FACT
- B.
  
  OPINION
Correct Answer
A. FACT

Explanation
While there is some opinion-driven language here ("remarkable personal odyssey"), Ms. Barra was IN FACT named the chief exectutive of G.M.

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"A big reason America is falling behind other countries in science and math is that we have effectively written off a huge chunk of our population as uninterested in those fields or incapable of succeeding in them."
- A.
  
  FACT
- B.
  
  OPINION
Correct Answer
B. OPINION

Explanation
This is clearly a matter of opinion. Consider that another researcher could argue the flip side -- we put money into science and technology fields, we offer more funding and grants to schools with low income and struggling students, etc.

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In November 2013, "the N.B.A. issued 21 fines and suspensions — a punitive spree that amounted to about $602,882."
- A.
  
  FACT
- B.
  
  OPINION
Correct Answer
A. FACT

Explanation
This is a TRUE statement, easy to fact check for accuracy.

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"The inspiration for the original “Anchorman” came one evening more than a decade ago when Mr. Ferrell was watching a television documentary about Jessica Savitch, one of the first women to anchor news telecasts."
- A.
  
  FACT
- B.
  
  OPINION
Correct Answer
A. FACT

Explanation
A TRUE statement, easily fact-checked at the source.

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"Cowbirds are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, thus unloading the messy and demanding business of chick-rearing."
- A.
  
  FACT
- B.
  
  OPINION
Correct Answer
A. FACT

Explanation
A TRUE statement, easily fact-checked via a range of sources.

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"Instead of striving to make work fun, managers should concentrate on creating the conditions in which a variety of personality types, from the excitable to the naturally downbeat, can flourish."
- A.
  
  FACT
- B.
  
  OPINION
Correct Answer
B. OPINION

Explanation
This is an OPINION. Consider that someone else might have a different view on how various workers can flourish.

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"In the first step to formally eradicating a thrilling but dangerous staple of the game — and an emphatic response to the concussion crisis that has gripped other sports — Major League Baseball’s rules committee voted to eliminate home-plate collisions."
- A.
  
  FACT
- B.
  
  OPINION
Correct Answer
A. FACT

Explanation
This statement does have elements that are opinion-based ("a thrilling but dangerous staple of the game"), but the heart of the statement -- that the MLB voted to eliminate home-plate collisions -- is true and can be fact-checked.

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Fact Vs Opinon In The New York Times

"Ms. [Mary] Barra, 51, completed a remarkable personal odyssey when she was named as the next chief executive of G.M.--and the first woman to ascend to the top job at a major auto company."

"A big reason America is falling behind other countries in science and math is that we have effectively written off a huge chunk of our population as uninterested in those fields or incapable of succeeding in them."

In November 2013, "the N.B.A. issued 21 fines and suspensions — a punitive spree that amounted to about $602,882."

"The inspiration for the original “Anchorman” came one evening more than a decade ago when Mr. Ferrell was watching a television documentary about Jessica Savitch, one of the first women to anchor news telecasts."

"Cowbirds are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, thus unloading the messy and demanding business of chick-rearing."

"Instead of striving to make work fun, managers should concentrate on creating the conditions in which a variety of personality types, from the excitable to the naturally downbeat, can flourish."

"In the first step to formally eradicating a thrilling but dangerous staple of the game — and an emphatic response to the concussion crisis that has gripped other sports — Major League Baseball’s rules committee voted to eliminate home-plate collisions."