A Subjective claim is based on one's belief, value, or opinion. And because the claim can be based on someone's emotion, the claim cannot be proven right or wrong.
An Objective claim is the complete opposite of the subjective claim because this claim contains facts and knowledge that can be proven. Once the claim is made, the information can true or false. An objective claim can hold more creditbility because this claim uses actual facts.
An example of a Subjective claim is when I tend to make comments like, "Wow, that person is 5'10 and she's tall!" I'm a very small and petite girl so I feel as if a lot people are taller than me. Although, these people are taller than me it doesn't make the statement true as a general idea. My statement is only based off of my own experience and opinion. Hence, it holds no facts or validity becuase if someone were to be 6'5, he or she will not think someone being 5'10 is tall. I think I will continue to make these subjective claims because I'm so petite and everyone seems so much taller than me but now I know that it's only within my own opinion.
An example of an Objective claim is when my manager tells me, "You are scheduled from 9-6 to come into work everyday. It is the company's policy to abide to these working hours therefore, it is a factual statement that I have to agree to in order to keep my job. My manager's statement can be proven true or not true because if I had an event of an emergency, I may not be able to come in at exactly 9am even if it is the company's policy. An Objective claim holds fact and knowledge and can be proven.
Your definitions/explanations for both subjective and objective claims were very clear and easy to understand. If I did not know anything about the two, the definitions you provided for both would help me understand exactly what you were talking about. I found your example for subjective claim pretty funny because I can relate to the being petite thing and everyone else being tall. Your example was very detailed and explained clearly so it was super easy to understand. Your example for objective claim was also very clear and easy to understand. I found it very helpful that you reminded the reader at the end of both examples whether it was an opinion or fact and that is how you differentiate.
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