A subjective claim is a claim which relies on personal standards that not everyone will agree upon. A subjective claim is based on preference. One example of a subjective claim would be when my brother stated that Ford is a better car brand than Chevy. We often argue over this topic and My brother prefers Ford because he owns a Ford. I prefer Chevy because I use to own Chevys. There are some Ford models that are faster than Chevys and some Chevys faster than Fords. Many people prefer the design of the Ford Mustang Gt500 over the Corvette ZR1 and vice versa. Many factors such as design, extra accessories of the car, nostalgia, history, and much more contribute to peoples personal standards making this claim a subjective claim. This claim is subjective because we both prefer different brands based on our own personal standards. But from this subjective claim I can make an objective claim that the Corvette ZR1 is faster in the quarter mile then the GT500. But that all depends who is driving.
An objective claim is a claim which is based on fact or a set and defined standard. Usually an objective claim is a claim that cannot be argued against. One example of an objective claim is t SJSU is more and more classes aren’t available to students. This claim is agreed upon by everyone and is fact. There are many students that find it hard to get the classes they need. On the first day of school I saw a student who yelled “I HAVE NO CLASSES!” while I was on my way to class. Also, last semester one of my favorite professors lost his job. The statement about less classes being available is true because there is substantial proof to back it up. Also from this objective claim we can make a subjective claim about how students who receive financial aid don’t suffer from tuition being raised.
Objective and Subjective claims can help in determining what we are arguing about. Distinguishing between objective and subjective claims can help to make things a little clearer and help to make sense of vague statements.
I like the two examples you used for subjective and objective claims especially the objective claim. Sadly the objective claim is a fact and is agreed by everyone at SJSU. This is because there is enough proof to prove it. Professors are getting laid off, class sizes are smaller, and less sections are available per classes. This is not a subject claim because it is not based on preference, as you said. It is very true that being able to know the differences between objective and subjective claim can be useful to understand arguments clearer. Hopefully SJSU problems get better, which seems like they are this year.
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