Objective, Subjective, and Middle Ground.

[spazman56789]

I had an interesting debate with a friend and I were discussing. He wanted me to provide objective proof or something less subjective and if not he will discard my claim on force and body movement, I also said i done class studies on these topics but he ignores it because he said it comes from a subjective life experience unless given evidence.
I asked him as well to prove his, logic is passion two sides of the same coin, claim.
He labeled me the False Dilemma fallacy and said that there is an absolute middle ground to Subjective and Objective opinions. I said there is a middle ground but not an absolute one since feelings and facts weight differently.
What do you guys think? Is there an absolute middle ground? and is the fallacy fair?

 

[ecofarm]

Objective - All/most perspectives represented fairly

Subjective - Lacking perspectives

 

[spazman56789]

Objective - All/most perspectives represented fairly

Subjective - Lacking perspectives

so no middle ground when the words have the opposite meaning?

 

[MMC]

Is there a middle ground at all.....when it comes to Objective and subjective?


Objective - is a statement that is completely unbiased. It is not touched by the speaker’s previous experiences or tastes. It is verifiable by looking up facts or performing mathematical calculations.

Subjective - is a statement that has been colored by the character of the speaker or writer. It often has a basis in reality, but reflects the perspective through with the speaker views reality. It cannot be verified using concrete facts and figures.

 

[ecofarm]

so no middle ground when the words have the opposite meaning?

There's always middle ground. There are no absolutes. The measurement, in regard to objectivity, is how many perspectives are being fairly represented and are they sufficient to fully describe the thing in question.

 

[HonestJoe]

There are no absolutes.

Sorry. I do actually agree with you.

 

[ecofarm]

Sorry. I do actually agree with you.

I'll walk it off.

 

[johndylan1]

There's always middle ground. There are no absolutes. The measurement, in regard to objectivity, is how many perspectives are being fairly represented and are they sufficient to fully describe the thing in question.

There is no middle ground as the terms are defined, the question is in categorization not definition.

 

[Paleocon]

Objective - All/most perspectives represented fairly

Subjective - Lacking perspectives

:doh

That is a subjective definition.