1) Objective and Subjective Claims

First, I will talk about Objective Claims. An Objective Claim is basically a statement that can either be a fact, or the opposite.

For example, a simple Objective Claim is that I play video games. Playing video games is one of my hobbies. In fact, the last time I played video games was today. I can also say that the Titanic sank or that Las Vegas is in Nevada. A couple of decades ago, Titanic did sink and Las Vegas is geographically located in Nevada when you look at a map. Therefore, my claims are proven to be a fact or in other words, Objective Claims.

Another Objective Claim that is false is I am not Pink Bean writing this right now. I am merely an impostor student that got a hold of Pink Bean's log-in information and decided to hack and write this post. hehehe. Anyways, I'm just kidding. I am the real Pink Bean writing this post. Going back on topic, saying that I am a Pink Bean impostor is a false statement, but it is still considered an Objective Claim.

In contrast, a Subjective Claim is focused more upon opinions, meaning that statements can vary and not be the same.

For example, I am a Sanrio fan, which is a company that stars famous characters such as Hello Kitty, Keroppi, Pom Pom Purin, and many others. As a biased fan, I can state my Subjective Claim. I think that Hello Kitty is really cute. However, my boyfriend on the other hand dislikes Hello Kitty. I recently asked for his opinion on Hello Kitty. Instead, his biased Subjective Claim is, "Hello Kitty is girly." Our claims are very different but that is because they are opinionated.

Another example is when I was playing guitar at a birthday party. A skilled friend guitarist complimented and said that I am very good at playing guitar. However, I disagreed with him because I only knew basic things about guitar and was playing from that knowledge. Even though I said that, he still insisted that I keep playing because I did well. From this day, I still think I am not that skilled at guitar. He was stating his opinion while I was stating my own. These opinionated claims are Subjective Claims because they are not facts. Our claims are our own opinions.

- Pink Bean