Question

Read this excerpt from a passage.

"Much of the land in Oregon is designated as public land. This includes property that is held by various agencies of the state and national government, such as the Federal Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and the military. Many people agree that the government has too much control over these public lands and should be turned over to private citizens. The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County has been a major point of contention for those that seek less government intervention into lands in the West. A 41-day standoff at the refuge in 2016 pitted a group of citizens against the federal government. Rightfully, the protesters believed that the government had overstepped its bounds with its rules about how the land should be used."



Which of these sentences is an opinion disguised as a fact?


"Much of the land in Oregon is designated as public land."


"This includes property that is held by various agencies of the state and federal government, such as the Federal Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and the military."


"The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County has been a major point of contention for those that seek less government intervention into lands in the West."


"Many people agree that the government has too much control over these public lands and should be turned over to private citizens."

Answer 1

"Many people agree that the government has too much control over these public lands and should be turned over to private citizens."

Explanation: it expresses a value judgment and a prescriptive claim (what should happen), not an objective fact.