Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Referee's can arrest a player if they break a rule in a sports game."
no
Referee's do not have arresting ability as they are not law enforcement.
**Q**
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Ammonia has a deadly effect on living organisms."
**A**
no
Ammonia is a chemical inside the bodies of many animals.
Claim: "Bill Gates wrought the greatest American personal computer revolution in the 1980s without any partnership."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
no
Bill Gates had the support of a brilliant Harvard friend in his computer technology revolution endeavors.
**Q**
Is the following statement true?
"Wandsworth takes its name from the River Wandle."
**A**
yes
It took part of the name of the river.
Claim: "Wall Street investors are going to take all the money they can because they are greedy."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
no
My sentence is false because we cannot prove that all Wall Street investors are like this. We cannot categorize a big group of people based on the evidence or experience we have, or know to have, with a small group.
"Dave Winfield travels only by bicycle because he is afraid of other transportation methods."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
no
I think the sentence is false because there is no evidence to back up the claim. Dave has never made that statement nor has anyone close to him.