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Which statement is a fact? My school’s hockey team will definitely win the city championship this year. My school’s hockey team won the city championship three years in a row. Hockey is the most exciting sport offered by my high school. I am sure my school’s hockey team will win its next three games.

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"My school's hockey team won the city championship three years in a row". The other sentences are opinions/possible outcomes
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The correct answer is B. My school’s hockey team won the city championship three years in a row

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A fact refers to a statement that is consistent with reality, does not depend on personal judgments or opinions and therefore can be proven by using evidence. This implies facts go beyond personal perceptions, desires or future possibilities as these do not depend on each person but are considered as objective and general. Because of this, whether a statement is a facto or not mainly depends on whether a statement is verifiable or can be proven. Considering this, the statement that is a fact is "My school’s hockey team won the city championship three years in a row" because this is the only statement that does not rely on personal opinions or future possibilities but on an event from the past that can be proven and therefore is verifiable, which makes it a fact.

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