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"Chocolate chip cookies are yummy!"
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Subjective (matter of preference or taste)
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"More than one third of Americans think that Kim Kardashian has a terrible singing voice."
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Not subjective (this is an objective claim, since it is about a statistic...the percentage of Americans that think something is true).
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"President Obama was born in the United States."
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Not subjective (either he was born in the U.S., or he was not... this is an objective claim).
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"Your dog is cute."
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Subjective ("Cuteness" is a matter of preference/taste).
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"Bob said your dog is ugly."
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Not subjective (either Bob said this, or he did not...it is an objective claim).
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"It is immoral to tell a lie."
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Not subjective (remember, MORAL claims are not considered subjective, since they do not meet all the criteria of subjectivity...they are not simple matters of preference or taste.)
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"The movie 'Event Horizon' was scary."
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Subjective (it is a matter of personal opinion whether a movie is scary).
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"The movie 'Event Horizon' scared Molly."
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Not subjective (either it scared her or it did not...this is an objective claim which has a truth value).
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