Comment by mistrial9
2 hours ago
IMHO this also depends on the type of assertion.. For example, one system defines three broad classes of assertion : pure opinion (I like green); factual references (the current temperature here is 20c) ; and the rest in a catch-all about "reasoned judgements"
Complex assertions and their compounded forms can be filtered by these classes fairly easily. I rarely see this referenced in general comments.
> pure opinion (I like green)
"I like green" is a statement of fact about what you like. "Green is good" would be an opinion. It's funny to me how often people mix the two.
> forms can be filtered by these classes fairly easily
Obviously not so easily. :)
opinion is ephemeral, cannot be independently confirmed or denied; purely single viewer information sounds like not-a-fact to me