Vague...

What's a vague sentence?

A vague sentence is a sentence where there are many ways to interpret it. The only way you can see if the way you interpreted the sentence correctly is if the person saying the sentence elaborates on it more.

Where did I hear this sentence?

I blog everyday on another site (Tumblr, if you’re wondering), and I follow many different blogs as well. I come across a lot of different entries people make, and they are always filled with vague sentences. There are some instances where their entries are one sentence long!

There’s this particular blog that is devoted to a certain television show I love to watch (Doctor Who).

Yesterday, I decided to check out the blog again, to see if there were any spoilers for the newest episode coming out this week. I log in, and before scrolling endlessly, I read their top post. It read, “I have never felt this sad about anything in my life!”

What qualified the sentence as vague?

This is considered a vague sentence because I don’t know what the “anything” this person is referring to. Is this person referring to the show? A particular moment in one of the many episodes? Or are did they simply just take a break from watching and blogging about the show and is talking about their life? I took it as a statement about what’s happening in their life, but the statement will remain vague unless I ask the person to elaborate on what they said.

Hope this made sense. :3

Subjective/Objective

Subjective claims are basically your own opinion on a certain subject. It’s what you believe in, and sometimes it doesn’t have to be necessarily true for everyone.

One example of a subjective claim that I used recently is when I told a friend of mine that social networking is beneficial.

For myself, an avid user of many social networks, I say that social networking is beneficial, because I have went in more depth than a usual person does when on a social networking site. However, this may also not be necessarily true for the friend I said this to. They, on the other hand, do not use any social networking site, and said that there aren’t many benefits to it. All in all, everyone has their own preferences as to whether or not social networking is beneficial.

On the other hand, objective claims are statements, which are not bias in any way. Rather, it’s something that a person can say and is intended for everyone. A person who hears this statement would be able to physically see or point out that it's an objective claim. In simpler terms, an objective claim is the opposite of a subjective claim.

Giving directions to a person is an example of an objective claim. Just a few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me how to start a blog. The way that I showed this person was just one way of doing it. Although there are many other possible ways that can be taken with this, the overall objective is making a blog. It will be the same result, no matter what.

intro

Hi everyone! My name is Chynna Villanueva. I am 19 years old, in my 3rd year at San Jose State. I am currently in the process of applying to the Nursing program at SJSU, and I hope to apply by next semester.

Even though I'm a nursing major, and it requires me to be on top of my game when it comes to academics, it doesn't deny the fact that I love to write and do other things. Music has been apart of my life for ages. I sing and play the piano, guitar, and ukulele. As for writing, my current hobby that I picked up over the summer was writing screenplays.

Writing is my way of communicating to others. I can't really express how I feel when I communicate verbally, since I'm awkwardly shy. When I write, I can express all that I want to say. When I heard about this class, I was excited because I'd be able to write, rather than speak all the time.