--6--OPINIONS: WHAT'S BELIEVED ?

 Whats Believed ? 

 By definition ,opinions express our decision about life.we collet them from experiences ,or adopt them from other.

 Types Of Opinions 

 Lets review what you may have discovered so far by categorizing so far opinions in to types.

1.     Men and women should not share college dorm.
2.     That car you bought was lemon 
3.     Judgment are based personal or collective codes of values.

Examples of such opinions are as follows

1. I wouldn't  advertise for a roommate  if i were you 
2. You need a new car 
3. As you must have  concluded from the earlier rating exercise ,whether one choose to accept advice is an individual

  A third category of opinions includes simple generalizations ,typically preceded by word all no or some,

1. Children in the United States are pressured to grow up too fast
2. Nothing comes without a price 
3. Here again support for the opinion may be offered  or not .

Distinguishing Between Responsible And Irresponsible Opinions 

  When we use the same word to convey so many different  meaning ;

1. An expert's judgment 
2. An unsubstantiated belief 
3. An argument that is well supported 
4. A final legal judgment 
5. Prevailing sentiment on a topic 

 Looking At Public opinion Polls 

 Some congressional representative and senators regularly poll their constituent by sending questionnaires with questions.
  On the whole ,do you consider the following institutions and people to be trustworthy  and credible