An assessment of something as good or bad in terms of one's standards or priorities.
‘it is a value judgement which a government is entitled to make’
‘the specification of this standard is pure value judgement’
‘I am expressing an opinion, a value judgement, which is not subject to the law.’
‘Although the term underfunding is essentially a value judgment, there is evidence that UK spending is lower (as a proportion of gross domestic product) than that of other countries we like to compare ourselves with.’
‘‘In my view the Committee should assess the evidence overall and make a proper value judgment on the whole of that evidence’.’
‘The assessment requires the judge to make a value judgment.’
‘I enjoyed looking into other people's baskets and trying to guess what their home life was like… usually ending up with a value judgment on someone's wealth by the items they buy.’
‘Pryor: ‘We made a value judgment and changed our plan and went another weekend.’’
‘I think you're basing that argument on a paternalistic value judgment about the merits of smoking, though.’
‘We have to make a best value judgment based on the information made available to us.’
‘Applied to behavior, especially sexual behavior, the disease label combines a description with a covert value judgment.’
‘Second, the notion that members of a group are entitled to preferences due to past injustices is a value judgment that anyone can question.’
‘When weighing all these issues, ethical as well as health and social, it seems clear that any decision contains a value judgment.’
‘In any debate on balancing the various and sometimes conflicting imperatives of the range of human rights, at some point a value judgment has to be made.’
‘You spot somebody from a distance and, within a split second, you have made a value judgment about them.’
‘Ultimately, the decision about whether a given action is ethical or not will rely on a value judgement, a decision as much based on internal, personal values as on external, objective rules for what is important or right.’
‘Of course, these people that think I'm wonderful for going out to work, or driving a car are making a value judgement about my existance.’
‘I hope you see I am talking about practicalities here and not offering a value judgement as such.’
‘I also question the wisdom of the value judgement that a person is only worthwhile if they work.’
‘Now of course, there's a clear value judgement there, and one that is not necessarily correct.’
‘Cost effectiveness is concerned with additional costs for additional units of benefit; it requires a value judgment about whether additional spending to obtain additional benefits is worth while.’
‘You'll have to make a value judgment in those cases.’
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