Subjectivist Fallacy (truth is independent of belief & feelings)

Question 1

Just because you believe something does not make it true

Question 2

Objective truth is independent of what a person believes or feels

Question 3

Personal subjective experience does not protect from being objectively false

Question 4

Majority rule of thumb - there is no true objectivity - judgments consistent and shared are “properly” objective - judgments diverse and unshared are “properly” subjective

Question 5

David Hume - standard of taste - kind of aesthetic objectivity - wisdom of crowds

Question 6

Traffic light - consistent and universal agreement - lends objectivity to situation - no other standard than ordinary agreements

Question 7

Key critical thinking approach - ask to provide reasons for belief - grounds for belief - rather than dismissing or accepting **

Question 8

Politics and Ethics - tricky business relative to objectivity and subjectivity