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1. According to Hayakawa (in Chapter 3 of Language in Thought and Action), there are differences between facts, inferences, and judgments.50 To Hayakawa, a fact can be directly verified; it is a report of something we have seen, heard, or felt. An inference is a statement about the unknown made on the basis of the known, and a judgment indicates an expression of approval or disapproval. Discuss the extent to which the following statements involve facts, inferences, and/or judgments. (See pp. 44-45 of Hayakawa's book for additional examples.) a. She swore, threw the book across the room, and started to scream. b. He was angry. c. She is high-strung and bad-tempered. d. Overweight people should not wear stripes, plaids, or excessively bright colors. e. The grade-point averages of student athletes and student nonathletes are not significantly different. f. Athletes are just as smart as nonathletes. g. Poor people generally have lower morals than middle-class people. h. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years and begat a son in his likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth. (Genesis 5:3) i. My lover is faithful to me. j. X is the best-looking guy in my class. k. The standard of living in the USA is one of the highest in the world.

          1. According to Hayakawa (in Chapter 3 of Language
in Thought and Action), there are differences
between facts, inferences, and judgments.50
To Hayakawa, a fact can be directly verified; it
is a report of something we have seen, heard,
or felt. An inference is a statement about the
unknown made on the basis of the known, and
a judgment indicates an expression of approval
or disapproval. Discuss the extent to which the
following statements involve facts, inferences,
and/or judgments. (See pp. 44-45 of Hayakawa's
book for additional examples.)
a. She swore, threw the book across the room,
and started to scream.
b. He was angry.
c. She is high-strung and bad-tempered.
d. Overweight people should not wear stripes,
plaids, or excessively bright colors.
e. The grade-point averages of student athletes
and student nonathletes are not significantly
different.
f. Athletes are just as smart as nonathletes.
g. Poor people generally have lower morals than
middle-class people.
h. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years
and begat a son in his likeness, after his
image; and called his name Seth. (Genesis 5:3)
i. My lover is faithful to me.
j. X is the best-looking guy in my class.
k. The standard of living in the USA is one of the
highest in the world.

1. According to Hayakawa (in Chapter 3 of Language
in Thought and Action), there are differences
between facts, inferences, and judgments.50
To Hayakawa, a fact can be directly verified; it
is a report of something we have seen, heard,
or felt. An inference is a statement about the
unknown made on the basis of the known, and
a judgment indicates an expression of approval
or disapproval. Discuss the extent to which the
following statements involve facts, inferences,
and/or judgments. (See pp. 44-45 of Hayakawa's
book for additional examples.)
a. She swore, threw the book across the room,
and started to scream.
b. He was angry.
c. She is high-strung and bad-tempered.
d. Overweight people should not wear stripes,
plaids, or excessively bright colors.
e. The grade-point averages of student athletes
and student nonathletes are not significantly
different.
f. Athletes are just as smart as nonathletes.
g. Poor people generally have lower morals than
middle-class people.
h. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years
and begat a son in his likeness, after his
image; and called his name Seth. (Genesis 5:3)
i. My lover is faithful to me.
j. X is the best-looking guy in my class.
k. The standard of living in the USA is one of the
highest in the world.

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