Template:Opinion/doc
Documentation
This template is used to mark statements of opinion (as opposed to statements of fact, which is mainly what this wiki is supposed to be about). It can either be called with no input after a phrase, sentence, or paragraph containing such text or with the relevant text provided as input to the template, as seen in the examples below.
Articles containing calls to this template are listed in Category:Articles containing opinions so they may be improved in the future (for example, by finding a source that supports the opinion with facts, quotations, etc.).
Usage
{{opinion}}{{opinion|text|reason=}}Text.{{opinion|reason=|scope=}}
Examples
According to many vocal coaches, {{opinion|she has excellent "technique"}}.
⇒ According to many vocal coaches, she has excellent "technique".According to many vocal coaches, {{opinion|she has excellent "technique"|reason=Can we get specific examples?}}.
⇒ According to many vocal coaches, she has excellent "technique".According to many vocal coaches, she has excellent "technique".{{opinion}}
⇒ According to many vocal coaches, she has excellent "technique". !According to many vocal coaches, she has excellent "technique".{{opinion|scope=sentence}}
⇒ According to many vocal coaches, she has excellent "technique". !
The way this statement is phrased is problematic, since it cites no facts to back up the subjective assessment being referred to. It would be preferable to actually cite some specific reaction videos, say, where vocal coaches have expressed this opinion. That way the statement could be rephrased a bit into a statement of fact (i.e., this specific vocal coach said this specific thing).
See also
Full list of similar templates: [edit this list]
{{assumption}}– for statements that contain assumptions{{inference}}– for statements that are inferences beyond known facts{{opinion}}– for statements that are opinions not cited to specific sources{{open question}}– for specific questions that are likely only answerable by Angelina herself, or by some other specific person{{uncertain}}– for statements that express uncertainty (that might be cleared up if additional research were done){{unknown}}– for statements pointing out specific unknowns (that might be revealed by additional research)
Admittedly, it's not always clear which of these templates is appropriate in a given situation. For the most part, you can just choose whichever one seems to make the most sense based on the wording of the statement you're marking (which is why there are so many of them in the first place). Be sure to check the wording of the "tooltip" provided by the template you have chosen, to see if it applies. (And see the template documentation for any available parameters that might help.)
