Examples of value judgment in a Sentence
I am not making value judgments, I am simply presenting the facts.
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At its core, this debate is a value judgment about what belongs in a basic high school education.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The department insists this is not a value judgment.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
And Kennedy’s answer fails to recognize the degree to which his own theory inevitably entails applying subjective value judgments to broad phrases.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025
How language encodes value judgments Such logic sets off alarm bells for anyone familiar with the history of eugenics, a movement that began with the idea of improving America by making its people healthier and quickly evolved to make judgments about who is and is not fit to participate in society.
—Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The department insists this is not a value judgment.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
And Kennedy’s answer fails to recognize the degree to which his own theory inevitably entails applying subjective value judgments to broad phrases.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025
How language encodes value judgments Such logic sets off alarm bells for anyone familiar with the history of eugenics, a movement that began with the idea of improving America by making its people healthier and quickly evolved to make judgments about who is and is not fit to participate in society.
—Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/value%20judgment. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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