2. “A big reason America is falling behind other countries in mathand science is that we have effectively written off a huge chunk of our population as uninterested in those fields or incapable of succeeding in them.” FACT OR OPINION 3. “Last month the N.B.A. issued 21 fines and suspensions—a punitive spree that amounted to about $602,882.” FACT  OR OPINION 4. “The inspiration for the original “Anchorman” came one evening more than a decade ago when Mr. Ferrell was watching a television documentary about Jessica Savitch, one of the first women to anchor news telecasts.” FACT OR OPINION 5. “Cowbirds are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, thus unloading the messy and demanding business of chick-rearing.” FACT  OR OPINION 6. “Instead of striving to make work fun, managers should concentrate on creating the conditions in which a variety of personality types, from the excitable to the naturally downbeat, can flourish.” FACT OR  OPINION 7. “In the first step to formally eradicating a thrilling but dangerous staple of the game — and an emphatic response to the concussion crisis that has gripped other sports — Major League Baseball’s rules committee voted Wednesday to eliminate home-plate collisions.” FACT OR OPINION  Arts & Humanities English MASS COMMU COMM321