A subjective claim can be either true or false because it is not based on fact, but mainly based on personal. opinion; it can not be proven true or false in any way.Though an objective claim is quite similar to a subjective claim, an objective claim can be proven false or true by all means. Therefore an objective claim is not based on one’s own opinion but if that opinion could be proven or dis proven.
For example, my best friend Kare and I both own Toyotas; I own a '98 Camry and she, an '04 Corolla. I would always be extremely jealous when she would get gas and only use twenty-five dollars to put her gas tank on'F' as opposed to my fifty-two. I never understood why I'd always paid more than her. I went to the Toyota dealer for a routine oil change and come to find out, my engine is a whole lot bigger than Kare's which explained why my fill-up was so expensive. This costly experience is an example of an objective claim because the price of the fill-up was based on the size of the car's engine; a fact.
In contrast, an example of a subjective claim is when a former friend of mine decided to stay with the boy she is dating, and determined that he is the perfect guy for her, even though he has told her on several occasions that he is no longer interested in her. I am no expert on love, but I'm sure when someone tells they are no longer interested, they typically are no longer interested. I think he is a terrible human, but who am I to judge? Him being a terrible human is just an opinion of mine and cannot be proven as much as I wish it could.
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