SUBJECTIVE: That girl is a whore.
This claim is subjective because there is no determination on what a whore is. Living in a sorority house and being part of the Greek system there is always talk about sluts and whores. Most of the time girls are given the title as a slut or whore by other girls because of jealousy or hatred. I have never been called a slut or a whore, but I have have seen girls and guys call girls those names. The most recent incident was with a random girl who broke up with one of my best friends in a fraternity. The break up wasn't a pleasant one and after anytime the girl was brought up he called her a whore.
OBJECTIVE: The Subway diet works.
Jared is shown in commercials every now and then to show the weight he has lost. This is an objective claim because there are scientists who have proven the diet works. Also there have been experiments to prove that it works for other people besides Jared. A group of my friends and I eat subway a lot because we are not always given the healthiest food in the house we live in. Now that Spring Break is coming up soon weight loss and body figure is one of the main concerns amongst my friends.
I loved your examples of subjective and objective claims seeing as they are totally relatable to not only me but so many other college students as well. I could easily distinguish between the two types of claims due to your clear explanation as to why each statement was categorized into the, specific objective or subjective, claim that it was. College girls and greek girls can be ruthless and mean so I think your subjective claim was right on the dot to use as an example. And I love subway so that analysis was great as well, good luck on your weight loss goal :)
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