Consider the subtle distinctions
Consider this question: "How can I make ethically objective judgments when judgments are, by definition, subjective?"
- Does the statement mean judgments are biased? Yet, not all judgments are biased.
- If "judgements are subjective" mean judgments are made by you, it does not mean that they are problematic or biased or unreliable.
- If "judgments are subjective" means your judgments are not factual, it is a subjective statement, as the fact that you're making a judgment about what's right/wrong doesn't imply that you're judging a non-factual issue.
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