Questions tagged [objectivity]

Can anyone explain what an "objective" statement or argument really is? How can we decide that one statement is more objective than another?

Let's say there's a small rock on Pluto. If humans went to Pluto and determined the rock's size with a precise ruler, then: the existence of the rock would be an objective fact the size of the rock would be an objective fact Am I correct so…

One may commonly hear a claim that saying that something is “good” or “bad” is subjective, to which someone might respond, “It’s not subjective, it’s objectively bad.” They might mean there’s an identifiable criterion in the thing that is what they…

So I think everything starts as an opinion, because anything that's informal and not necessarily fact. However, some statements must rise to the level of objectivity for something to be considered objective. So, what makes opinions become objective?