How can we distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion?

Language criteria / Word choices

Level of Certainty/Assertion

The ability to back up with reasoning

(Belief)

Wedding Ring

I like Napoleon Ice Cream (Opinion)

Ice cream contains fat and added sugar. (Knowledge)

Ice cream is beneficial because of the vitamins and minerals (Belief)

(Opinion)

The ring represent the love that Coach has for his wife when she accept the promise to love

Now, the ring shows the material object of their marriage.

This is belief because of the use of justification for an opinion

This is more of an opinion because this is purely based on the feelings one feels towards Napoleon Ice cream

Through many scientists who have discovered fat in ice cream, this is almost common knowledge to all people. This is the most certain out of the others

Material proof

Opinion

Belief

Knowledge

During the beginning of the year, I have barely started the CAS project and was stuffing my schedule. Based on the amount of little free time, I think I am pretty involved but never looked any deeper

During English class discussion, my belief was that the CAS project did got me more involved in my community because of the amount of service hours committed

While I was working on the project of "Our Metamorphosis", I visually saw how much community service I was a part of compared to my life before CAS hours in Middle school and the first year of high school

Humans are fundamentally self-centered. Humans don't really have the justification to represent everybody because everybody is different.

Everybody is trying to live their best lives. Includes a broad range of people and can be possibly proven through data collection and other means of evidence

People do not change: More assertive claim and is harder to obtain evidence.