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I have found that it is incredibly difficult not to be constantly influenced by personally acquired opinions. Although one may try to remain neutral when making or helping others to make decisions, it is absolutely impossible to do. In class, we initially defined a fact to be concrete points whereas opinions were biases based on facts. One could very well formulate hypothesis based on these definitions however, when considering these terms in different contexts, a fact may be more like an opinion and an opinion may be more like a fact! For instance, when a doctor is advising a cancer patient as to alternative types of treatments, he will subconsciously emphasize those he thinks are best suitable. In this situation, he is clearly stating facts about the different types of treatment; however, his opinion is affecting his presentation of the types of treatment a patient may receive and how emphasis is imparted may make his opinion seem to be a fact. It is irrational to think that individual’s facts are not being altered by opinion. One must be careful to keep facts from opinions and opinions from facts