Question

read this excerpt from a passage. how did we reach this breaking point? one cause of overfishing has been a cavalier attitude toward the earths oceans. fishers and fishing fleets saw oceans full of fish and concluded that the oceans were inexhaustible. they treated the oceans as if their actions would have no future consequences. take as many fish as you want; throw out or kill what you do not want; do whatever harm you want: these attitudes have all too often ruled the seas. currently, only 1.6% of our oceans are protected through international agreements; no fishing is allowed within these areas. fishing is regulated in approximately one - third of the earths seas, under national or international laws. however, the vast majority of our planets waters are an unprotected free - for - all. which of these sentences is an opinion disguised as a fact? ○ fishers and fishing fleets saw oceans full of fish and concluded that the oceans were inexhaustible. ○ how did we reach this breaking point? ○ fishing is regulated in approximately one - third of the earths seas, under national or international laws. ○ currently, only 1.6% of our oceans are protected through international agreements; no fishing is allowed within these areas.

Explanation:

A fact is a verifiable statement, while an opinion is a belief or judgment. The statement "Fishers and fishing fleets saw oceans full of fish and concluded that the oceans were inexhaustible" presents a subjective conclusion as if it were a fact. The other statements are either questions or verifiable factual statements about the state of ocean - protection and fishing regulations.

Answer:

Fishers and fishing fleets saw oceans full of fish and concluded that the oceans were inexhaustible.