Question

Which phrase in this excerpt from a 1964 interview with Malcolm X indicates that he is explicitly stating an opinion? "I think all of us should be critics of each other. When you can't stand criticism you can never grow. I don't think that it serves any purpose for the leaders of our people to waste their time fighting each other needlessly."

choices
-critics of each other
-you can never grow
-i don't think that it
-leaders of our people

Answer 1

Answer: C) I don't think that it.

Step-by-step explanation: an opinion is a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. In the given excerpt from a 1964 interview with Malcolm X, the phrase that indicates that he is explicitly stating an opinion is "I don't think that it" in the line ". I don't think that it serves any purpose for the leaders of our people to waste their time fighting each other needlessly" by saying "i don't think" he is openly saying that what he is about to say, is his opinion, his point of view (what he thinks or believes).

Answer 2

I answered "I don't think that", because it states that he is thinking and observing for the rest of the statement, it isn't a proven fact. I hope this helps!