What is opinion writing all about?

Ironically, I have specific ideas what I want from reading reviews and opinions, and I don't necessarily follow it myself! So this might seem a bit hypocritical in a way, but this is more a focus on what I like to read and what I think makes good opinion writing. Firstly, balancing facts and opinion is a crucial part of getting your point across. I've read reviews where there is so much opinion I don't even know what the product actually is (it doesn't help that some makeup items have really obscure names and pictures). On the other hand, I've also read reviews which are a list of technical specifications. Neither of these things alone are helpful to me, for ...  Read the complete review

Last night, I went to see a film called Doomsday. It was terrible. Really, eye-bleedingly, hilariously terrible. But the trailers looked good, the synopsis sounded fine ("a bit like 28 days later" my friend said) so we went. And I will NEVER GET THE TIME SPENT IN THAT MOVIE THEATRE BACK. Had I bothered to actually read some reviews of the thing first I might have known better. The thing about reading reviews is that they give opinionss. Opinions are subjective, and sometimes you NEED subjective more than you need facts. A synopsis is fine but sometimes you need someone's opinion to know that what they've done with a film will make your ...  Read the complete review

The last month has given me much to think about in terms of "what opinion writing is all about". To put this into context for those who are reading this after the date on which it was written or who just don't know, dooyoo decided that October/November 2007 was to see a competition where members were challenged to write 30 opinions in 30 days with the lure of a couple of nice prizes at the end of the quest. Further, during this period I've also tried to use dooyoo to research some potential purchases. As a result I've had a month's worth of intensive activity on the site and have formed quite a strong view of what opinion writing is all about and what I ...  Read the complete review

What? Who thought up this idea! Here read this. Opinion writing inolves a he or she sitting down or standing up in a comfortable place and writing few words or few lines or few paragraphs about anything. There is no restriction on what you can write about. Although on this site you will find that not every thing is offered as an option to write about. When you write you are telling other people of what you think about the topic you are writing about. It is that simple. You can write as much as or as little as your ability allows you to write. You can write funny words or not very funny words. Whatever you write, make sure ...  Read the complete review

Opinion writing is about you or me writing to tell others what we think. Simple as that. Some of us have strong opinions, some not. A well argued opinion probably has more people saying yes I like that and I agree with it. Not everyone agrees with everyone, if they did it will be a boring world. Differing opinions create a base for people to discuss issues. Writing opinions is different from talking opinions. In most written opinions person has time to think and write (often) to perfection. Talking opinions win the day if you are a good speaker. Here on Dooyoo people write opinions to earn money and to pass on their knowledge ...  Read the complete review