Consider the following statements: Some of the most recent findings on leadership have placed a great deal of emphasis on the fact that good leaders value the human resources at their disposal more highly than less effective leaders.(http://www.mastersinleadership.org/21-surprising-facts-about-leadership-research.html) The Mesozoic Era (the Age of Dinosaurs) is an interval of geological time from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoic) Cigarette smoking causes many types of cancer, including cancers of the lung, esophagus, larynx (voice box), mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach, and cervix, as well as acute myeloid leukemia. (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cessation) Embry-Riddle is rated number one in aviation and aerospace college education.(http://www.erau.edu/) What differentiates a fact from a claim? Consider these statements as facts, and then consider the statements as claims. How does thinking about information as a claim instead of a fact change the way you evaluate the information and open additional perspectives?