What’s the difference between subjective and objective?
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Being a bit more literal than most, “subjective” is the word we use when we want to refer to a characteristic/property belonging to the subject (the person that’s taking the action). On the other hand, “objective” is a characteristic/property that belongs to the object (the person or the thing that’s receiving the action).
So when someone says your argument is subjective, what they mean is that it is based mostly on your point of view, not on things that everyone can verify. (Because it’s a property of the subject, which is you)
When they say a car is objectively slower than the other, they mean that it’s not up for debate. Anyone can take a speedometer and check their speeds and they’ll come to the same conclusion. (Because it’s a property of the objects, which are the cars)
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