Transforming Opinions to Data

Since nobody so far has taken us up on our challenge, we'll give you our suggestions for transforming some of the opinions in our quiz into related data statements:

1. We have exciting news! (Opinion)
Relevant Fact #1: We're writing to share some news with you.
Fact #2: We're excited to tell you this news.
Fact #3: This news is really exciting to us.

4. The weather where we’re staying will be worse than in Cambridge, but not terribly cold. (Opinion)
Relevant Fact #1: Weather forecasts for the week predict that the average temperature in Stockholm will be 38 degrees, with four days of rain, and the average temperature in Cambridge will be 45 degrees, with two days of rain.
Fact #2: I don't like rain.
Fact #3: I generally feel uncomfortable in temperatures below 50 degrees, and feel downright miserable in temperatures below 30 degrees.

10. Ben has learned a lot of the common phrases that tourists need to know. (Opinion)
Relevant Fact #1: Ben has memorized 22 phrases from the book "100 Swedish Phrases that All Tourists Need to Know."
Fact #2: That is 22 more Swedish phrases than Amy knows.

We hope you will find these helpful. (Fact)