Subjective Statement
A subjective statement is a linguistic expression that expresses the opinion of an emotional agent.
- AKA: Linguistic Expression of Sentiment.
- Context:
- It can range from expression a Positive Sentiment to being a Mixed Sentiment to being a Negative Sentiment.
- It can range from being a Subjective Word, a Subjective Sentence, a Subjective Passage, ...
- Example(s):
- a Product Opinion, such as:
- “The sound quality of the N95 is outstanding and so is its camera, but its battery life is substandard.”
- “I like the N95 better than the w810i.”, a Comparative Sentence.
- …
- a Product Opinion, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- an Objective Statement, such as: “The N95 weighs just over 5 ounces.”
- See: Subjective, Comparative Sentence.
References
2009
- (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=opinion
(n) opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty) "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
(n) opinion, view (a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof) "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"
(n) public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi (a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people) "he asked for a poll of public opinion"
(n) opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement (the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision) "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
(n) opinion, ruling (the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself))
(n) impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed) "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"