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I just wanted to know how they were different (tone, formality, implications,
etc.).
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率直に and 正直に、how do they differ?
正直に means "without hiding", whereas 率直に means "without sugar coating". For
example you can say to a child who is apparently hiding some truth "正直に言いなさい",
but not "率直に言いなさい".

正直な感想を言いますと would imply the speaker was hiding, or was considering hiding
his/her true feelings (or at least could have considered hiding). This is
useful as a softener before mentioning something that might upset the
listener. 率直な感想を言いますと simply means he/she is being candid, so it can be used
for positive things as well.

Few examples:

> 「うちの学生の質はどうですか？」  
>  「正直に言いますと、A高校よりは劣るような気がします」

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> 「このラーメンうまいでしょう」  
>  「正直に言いますと、豚骨はあまり好きじゃないんです」

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> 「日本一の職場と言っても良いのではないか、というのが率直な感想です」

When you say

> 「日本一の職場と言っても良いのではないか、というのが正直な感想です」

It would mean "Really, my honest opinion is that this could be the best
workplace in Japan".
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