Suppose that you work at a newspaper and you are writing an article about the health effects of drinking soda. Which of the following statements that you could include represents a factual claim?
A) Soda is responsible for both the moral and physical decay of society.
B) Many studies show that soda has harmful effects on our dietary health.
C) Companies that sell soda should be punished for inflicting harm on consumers.
D) There should be a large tax imposed on anyone who buys and drinks soda today.
E) Soda tastes disgusting and should be banned from all stores.

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Opinions express a personal judgment or preference that others may agree or disagree with but that is not true or false in an absolute sense. The statement "Many studies show that soda has harmful effects on our dietary health"is the only one that describes a factual claim, which can be verified with evidence and shown to be true or false.

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