Discussion Question #1

1). Use an example from outside of the classroom. Discuss Subjective and Objective Claims. Give an example of a Subjective Claim you have heard or used recently AND give an example of an Objective Claim you have heard or used recently. Describe the situation. Describe the claims IN DETAIL.

Subjective and Objective claims make up a part of communication that is often overlooked. Subjective claims are based on what a person thinks or believes and Objective claims are not. It is said that Subjective claims have personal standards and Objective claims have impersonal standards.

Recently, I overheard my friend talking on the phone to her mom about taking a shopping trip. I heard her say, "Nordstrom Rack always closes at ten o'clock pm." This claim is not based on weather she believes that it closes then or not. It may or may not be true that it closes at 10pm, but it is still considered an objective claim because it has impersonal standards. The truth or falsity of the claim does not matter on what my friend thinks or believes.

Today, my friend and classmate said to me, "This dance class is so much better than the yoga class we took last year." I really liked yoga last year and am not quite sure if I'm a huge fan of this dance class we're now in. My friend's claim is subjective because weather it is true or false completely depends on what she feels about the class, not what I feel about it. If I had said the same claim, it would have been false because I do not believe that the class is much better. However, it is true for her because she believes it. Her claim is based on personal standards.