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  • Fact and Opinion

    Fact refers to something true—something real—supported by evidence and scientific documentation. By contrast, an opinion is what a given person believes or thinks about a subject, but something that cannot be verified, because it is only that person’s subjective conviction.

  • Fixed and Variable Elements of the IAI Structure

    The IAI structure consists of two mechanisms: one based on the fixed elements of the structure and the other on its variable elements.
  • Thanks to the variable elements (inside the structure), IAI content can be updated, which may change how the issue is perceived.
  • Thanks to the fixed elements (external to the structure), despite repeated updates, the overall treatment of the issue still retains the same reading structure.
    • Owing to both mechanisms, new information (new data, analyses, opinions) is always presented within the complete treatment of the topic rather than as a fragment torn out of context.