Purpose and Point of View
Distinguishing Between Statements of Fact and Expressions of Opinion
All three components of this subskills for this objective work together. If you have evaluated the support that the writer uses and if you have distinguished between facts and opinions, you can more easily judge the passage as a whole. The writer gains credibility, believability, by presenting proof that is relevant, logical, complete and objective. By giving the source of facts and by having a source that is acceptable to a college-level audience, writers influence readers to believe and accept their conclusions. Your task as a reader is to decide when enough proof is sufficient.
For example:
One overstated conclusion would not be enough justification for deciding that an entire argument is not credible. You must look at the entire passage to make your judgment.
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