Subjective and objective standard of reasonableness
Okay kiddo, so let's talk about what's reasonable. Have you ever heard someone say, "That's not reasonable!" or "That's a reasonable request"? What they mean is that something is either fair or unfair. It's like when your parents ask you to clean up your toys before bed, that's a reasonable request because it's fair to expect you to take care of your belongings.
Now, there are different ways to decide if something is reasonable, and that's where subjective and objective standards come in.
Subjective means that it's based on someone's personal feelings or opinions. For example, if you asked one of your friends if it's reasonable to ask you to clean up your toys every night, they might say no because they don't like cleaning up. That's their subjective opinion.
Objective means that it's based on facts, evidence, or reasonable beliefs. For example, if you asked your teacher if it's reasonable to ask you to clean up your toys every night, they might say yes because it's important to take care of your things and keep your room tidy.
Now, when we talk about a standard of reasonableness, we mean a set of guidelines for how we decide if something is reasonable or not. Here's an example:
Say you're playing tag with your friends and one of them accidentally tags you too hard and hurts you. You might say, "That's not fair! You hurt me!" But how do you decide if it was reasonable or not? Well, we can use a standard of reasonableness to help us.
The subjective standard of reasonableness would look at your personal feelings about the situation. You might say, "I don't care if it was an accident, it hurt and that's not fair!"
The objective standard of reasonableness would look at the facts and evidence of the situation. Your friend might say, "I didn't mean to hurt you, I was just trying to tag you like we always do. That's a reasonable thing to do while playing tag."
So, subjective and objective standards of reasonableness help us decide what's fair or unfair based on personal feelings or facts and evidence. It's important to use both when making decisions and to try to be fair to ourselves and others.
Now, there are different ways to decide if something is reasonable, and that's where subjective and objective standards come in.
Subjective means that it's based on someone's personal feelings or opinions. For example, if you asked one of your friends if it's reasonable to ask you to clean up your toys every night, they might say no because they don't like cleaning up. That's their subjective opinion.
Objective means that it's based on facts, evidence, or reasonable beliefs. For example, if you asked your teacher if it's reasonable to ask you to clean up your toys every night, they might say yes because it's important to take care of your things and keep your room tidy.
Now, when we talk about a standard of reasonableness, we mean a set of guidelines for how we decide if something is reasonable or not. Here's an example:
Say you're playing tag with your friends and one of them accidentally tags you too hard and hurts you. You might say, "That's not fair! You hurt me!" But how do you decide if it was reasonable or not? Well, we can use a standard of reasonableness to help us.
The subjective standard of reasonableness would look at your personal feelings about the situation. You might say, "I don't care if it was an accident, it hurt and that's not fair!"
The objective standard of reasonableness would look at the facts and evidence of the situation. Your friend might say, "I didn't mean to hurt you, I was just trying to tag you like we always do. That's a reasonable thing to do while playing tag."
So, subjective and objective standards of reasonableness help us decide what's fair or unfair based on personal feelings or facts and evidence. It's important to use both when making decisions and to try to be fair to ourselves and others.