Subjective Vs. Objective

Subjective claims are basically an expression of belief. Subjective claims, also known as opinions, could not be proven wrong or right. These types of claims are based upon personal preference. An example of this would be my two little brothers and their opinions on video games. According to them, any video game is worthwhile, and considered "fun," or "cool." However, because this is a subjective claim, their personal opinions on video games alone cannot be held accountable for everyone else's. For an example, if you were to ask me what I thought of these types of games, my answer would be the very opposite. Because I have no interest in video games, my subjective claim towards this would be "Video games are boring, end of discussion." Fun? No. Cool? I don't think so. Therefore, subjective claims are solely based on the person responding's beliefs.

Objective claims, on the other hand, are factual claims. One example that just slipped into my mind would be from a kid that I tutor at work. Based on this little third grader, 1/2 is equal to 2/4. When I asked him how he knew this was true, this intelligent boy showed me two ways to get there: by simply reducing through division, or by drawing two pictures of each fraction and comparing them. 1/2 = 2/4 is an objective claim because anyone who is up to this level of math can plainly see (and agree to) this kid's claim. 1/2 is indeed equivalent to 2/4, and can be proven through the two simple methods that was given above. Bottom line, objective claims are claims that can be supported.

Introductory Post

My name is Jennifer Quang. Although that's my real name, about 90% of everyone I know calls me Abby. It's a weird transition, from Jennifer to Abby (many have asked how and why); but to make the long story short, it's been a nickname I've had since the fifth grade. As you can see, it stuck until now. I'm majoring in pre-nursing, and this would be my second year at SJSU. The only communication studies experience I've had so far would be a speech class I took last semester, comm20. Besides from that, I don't do a lot of public speaking. This would be the first time I'm taking an online course. This semester, however, I took the risk of taking two, all the while not knowing how it'll all turn out, and how difficult it may get (as I've heard). From this class, I'm looking forward to gain the ability to further my critical thinking skills and communication skills to better my education. Although this is all online, I'm hoping the amount of interaction and discussions required will be food for my brain. Other than that, I'm honestly hoping that this class won't be too difficult or time consuming. Outside of school and work, I take interest in spending time with people I care about. I like to surround myself with the people who matter, and have good times and memories together. That's all for now.