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.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your definition of objective and subjective claims. Also I personally think you did an awesome job defining subjective and objective claims as well. I really like your examples because they make the definition of objective and subjective easier to understand. Your examples were precise and clear.
Additionally, I like how you changed the font style and size to present objective and subjective as two very different ideas. Moreover it gives the reader's eyes more ease in reading long post full of dull information. AWESOME!
For the examples I agree with you that social networks are beneficial. It helps keep people connect even though they haven't talked or seen each other for years. Social networks has kept me connected with people I haven't seen for three years and now when I visit their social network site I see a few of them actually goes to San Jose State. So I was able to get back in touch with them even though I haven't seen them for years.
Alright, sorry for the long comment :] but all and all awesome job! :]
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Hi Cvgotsoul,
ReplyDeleteI like how you directly defined both objective and subjective claims in your different paragraphs and gave a good definition for both. Your examples were pretty interesting also. In terms of your argument towards social networking websites, I strongly agree that social networking websites have such a massive amount of benefits that over weigh it's negatives, (but then again I'd be making a subjective claim on that). In terms of your objective claim, I feel that your example might be a little to vague to show your point. I understand where your example was going but it didn't necessarily pinpoint what you made an objective claim on. Also, I am curious as to what was the purpose of the different sized texts. Overall, it was definitely a good starting post.
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ReplyDeleteCompletely understand what you mean about my object claim example being vague. I was still a bit unclear about it, and felt that it was the best example I can give.
In terms of the different font size, it was an accident. I made my entry on Word first, then copied and pasted it onto here. When I clicked the 'post' button, it ended up like that. haha
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ReplyDeleteI really like how you put this post together. It was really straightforward, simple, and easy to understand. The bolding was also helpful to the eyes. ;)
I agree with your friend that social networking is not beneficial. I rarely use social networking sites. In fact, this is my first time commenting on a blog because I have never made one. If I wasn't forced to make this blog I don't think I would ever make a blog in my life! Anyways, I feel that social networking takes away that face-to-face and intimate communication and interaction with people. It's easy to communicate behind that computer screen, but that doesn't help when you're right in front of that person. Plus, I know that it's easier to reach people from around the world, but there's always the phone that can be used. Plus, I believe there is no privacy whatsoever.
All in all, even though I didn't agree with the subjective claim about social networking being beneficial, your post was interesting and great!! :)
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ReplyDeleteI like how you introduced social networking for both subjective and objective claims. I use facebook in order to communicate with my groups. I have groups set up for my friends from home, comm 41 and my organization on campus. Since everyone uses Facebook, it is easier to communicate via Facebook. Even though it is a waste of time to be on, there are productive ways to use facebook. In addition, using facebook for business related makes it more interesting.
Your objective claims are a good example. Teaching someone how to blog is a good step. I remember when I taught my friend how to use Twitter. Now she is addicted, and gives her something to do when she is bored.