Objective vs Subjective

 

	Objective	Subjective
Based upon	Observation of measurable facts	Personal opinions, assumptions, interpretations and beliefs
Commonly found in	Encyclopedias, textbooks, news reporting	Newspaper editorials, blogs, biographies, comments on the Internet
Suitable for decision making?	Yes (usually)	No (usually)
Suitable for news reporting?	Yes	No

Examples of Objective and Subjective Writing

Here are some examples of objective and subjective statements:

• "47% of Americans pay no federal income tax. These people believe they are victims and would never vote for a Republican candidate." In this quote (which paraphrases Mitt Romney), the first statement is objective. It is a measurable fact that 47% of Americans do not pay federal income taxes. However, the second statement is Romney's personal point of view and is entirely subjective.
• Apple only allows apps that the company has approved to be installed on iOS devices. The company does not care about openness of their platform. Once again the first statement here is objective, while the second is subjective because fans of the company could argue, as Steve Jobs did, that iOS is indeed an "open" platform.

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