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By anonymous - 06/07/2016 13:53 - United States

Today, I got a question wrong on an exam. The question started with, "In your opinion..." FML
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Flyndaran 10

Opinion is not synonomous with wild incoherent BS. If you can't defend your opinion with logic, then it should be marked wrong.

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claudiajean 24

Unfortunately, exams never want your opinion. What this really means is, "Write a balanced answer based on facts from both sides". It sucks and it's annoying, but that's how it is! Took me a while to get to grips with it but once it clicks, you'll be fine! And it's actually easier to write like that in the end

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mezochan 29

Just because it's an opinion doesn't mean it's automatically correct.

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Animeisbaetho 19

You must not have defended your opinion well enough. You still should have backed it up with fact.

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Dave_Davington 33

It's an exam. What were you expecting? No possible failure state? That would defeat the whole purpose of an exam, you bint.

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allplayedout 20

Then you learned an important lesson. Opinions absolutely can be wrong, particularly when they aren't based in fact or backed up with adequate proof. I can say it's just my "opinion" that the earth is the center of the universe, but it's still wrong. An opinion is supposed to be a personal conclusion drawn after a thorough perusal of related evidence, not something you pull out of your ass and assume is somehow unassailable because you slap an "opinion" sticker on it.

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cacheson 41

I love the idea of an opinion sticker! If I had some I would put them up all over. "Hmm... This stop sign is just an opinion." *slaps sticker on and blows through intersection*

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Bawsack 18

They most probably didn't want your own opinion. They wanted whatever bullshit the school is forced to teach you.

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Lalala579121 27

In my opinion, the sky is purple, Wednesday is a food group, and 1 + 1 = potato. But since I said "in my opinion" I'm not wrong, right?

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Shade1982 20

I want to give this more thumbs up...

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Oh_No_Not_Him 25

These questions nearly always end with "justify your answer" or similar. It's also an important lesson in general - nobody is intersted in your opinion unless you have sound reasons for holding it. Opinons are like assholes - everybody has one.

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SiraSiemens 21

not the teacher you need nor the teacher you deserve -.-

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