Claims that are made, whether fact or fiction are based on personal standards or opinions as known to be subjective. Claims that are made without personal basis and are solely facts are known to be objective.
When a subjective claim is made it is based on personal opinion or feeling; therefore, it would only be true towards the person making the claim and it would be false towards other people who do not agree on the other's claim. A subjective claim that I have a lot recently was: "Dancing to choreography is not easy." From my perspective, this claim is true due to the fact that I have not been dancing for a very long time and that I have not trained long enough to have mastered the different techniques in dancing choreography. In other perspectives, this claim can be false to dancers who have been dancing for years and are able to adapt to choreography easier. There are many different people that can disagree with this claim; therefore, it is subjective. To convert this subjective claim to an objective claim, detail must be added in. For example one way to see it as objective: "Practice makes perfect." This is based on a factual claim; when you practice you are closer to perfection. Everyone can agree on this claim and it is universal.
I find this to be a good example of a subjective claim as personal opinions do come in to that type of situation. I do find dancing to choreography a challenge because I find myself to be very stiff when doing these moves, which in return my dancing looks very lacking.
ReplyDeleteI also liked how you used the quote "Practice makes perfect," but I find that statement to be a subjective claim because it may sound crazy but this is an arguable statement as people could possibly disagree that practice does not make perfect. An objective claim that could be used for this topic can be "Practice is a tool that is used for choreography," because it's not suggesting an argument and it's not claiming it would make someone better or worst.
I agree that practice makes perfect. But why didn't I think of this as an example! It is true that the more you try at something, the closer you are to perfecting it. some people may take more time perfecting it than others, but they are still that much closer.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your subjective claim because dancing to choreography is pretty hard. How long have you been interested in choreography? I am taking an Aerobics class this semester and we are mainly focusing on Zumba dancing. I have never danced before and it takes me a really long to adapt to the moves.. -_-
ReplyDeleteI agree with the other people who commented on this that practice makes perfect is a perfect example. This is one of those statements that no one can argue with because everybody knows that when you practice something very frequently you get better at whatever it is that your practicing. This statement is the perfect example of an objective claim and explains what an objective claim is very clearly.
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