as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
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Recent Examples of value judgment
Acknowledging that no perfect version of Earth exists—that extinction is as normal as any other evolutionary process, that the evolutionary-selection pressures humans are putting on the planet are as natural as the ones plants created in the Late Devonian—frees us to cop to those value judgments.
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Leigh Phillips, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024
These are value judgments about what cultural work demands and deserves.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 June 2024
Still, the patchy effectiveness of the older Perspective API serves as a reminder of the pitfalls of relying on AI to make value judgments about language.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
There are no value judgments to the word Propaganda.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 28 July 2023
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Leigh Phillips, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024
These are value judgments about what cultural work demands and deserves.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 June 2024
Still, the patchy effectiveness of the older Perspective API serves as a reminder of the pitfalls of relying on AI to make value judgments about language.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
There are no value judgments to the word Propaganda.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 28 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgment
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Sorkin’s assessment is supported by a funny scene with Bradley Whitford’s Josh Lyman.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Typically performed by primary care physicians or urologists, the diagnosis of ED primarily involves a physical exam, assessment of medical history, and mental health evaluation.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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Both the National Review and the National Interest have published scathing appraisals of Hegseth in the past few days.—
Jane Mayer,
The New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2025
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Refinances comprised about 80 percent of his appraisals.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Carolina Panthers are in the middle of the evaluation phase of the NFL draft process.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2025
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Officials said the pilot was safe and taken to Bassett Army Hospital for further evaluation.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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The impression of Breillat created by her films is that of a person who is unafraid of—who perhaps even delights in—confrontation.—
Victoria Uren,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Throughout much of history, these elusive bears left little impression on Chinese literature and art, let alone holding any cultural significance like the dragon, the tiger or the crane.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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The verdict could signal the public’s perception of CNN, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, as President Donald Trump comes into office after years of denouncing the network for allegedly biased coverage.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Closing legal arguments were made Thursday in the case, which will in part be a test of the public perception of the press, and CNN in particular, after years of being demonized by President-elect Donald Trump and his acolytes.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) preliminary estimates that 12 to 22 million Americans have had the flu since the start of the season.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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This estimate allows the Deborah number to be calculated: if, say, a cat squeezes itself into a small cardboard box within five seconds and is observed for one minute, then De = 0.0833....—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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