Evaluative statements

• Evaluative Statement

  A statement that states one's sound judgement about something through writing which is supported by reasons and evidences
• Evaluative Statement

  • Presents the strengths and weaknesses of something based on a set of criteria which needs to be factual, substantial, and unbiased
• Assertion

  Declarative sentences that give one's belief about something else as if it is true though it may not be. It is expressed as an argument.
• Assertions

  • Contains language that expresses evaluation such as useful, significant, important, insightful, detailed, up-to-date, comprehensive, practical, impressive, etc.
• Fact

  A statement that can be proven objectively by direct experience, testimonies of witnesses, verified observations, or the results of research
• Convention

  A way in which something is done similar to traditions and norms. Its truthfulness can be verified only by reference to historical precedents, laws, rules, usage, and customs
• Convention

  • Something to note about conventions is that they may sound factual due to their being derived from customs, but because they are socially accepted ways of doing things, they cannot be verified objectively by measurement
• Opinion

  A statement based on facts but is difficult to objectively verify because of the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proofs of soundness
• Opinions

  • Result from ambiguities; the more ambiguous a statement, the more difficult it is to verify. Thus, they are open to disputes.
• Preference

  A personal choice in which the writer is under no obligation to support or prove the truthfulness of the statement
• Preference

  • Subjective and cannot be objectively proven or logically attacked