Which of the Following Statements Is a Normative Statement

question 180

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is a normative statement?

• A) Inflation has been at an all-time low this year.
• B) The minimum wage should be increased to $8.50 per hour.
• C) Unemployment this month has increased by less than 0.5 percentage point..
• D) Additional spending on education has not produced any rise in test scores.
• E) Pepsi is less expensive than Coke this week.

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Definitions:

Vagrancy

A condition of homelessness and joblessness, often criminalized, where individuals wander from place to place without a permanent home or lawful employment.

Self-denial

The act of sacrificing one's own desires or needs, often for ethical or religious reasons.

Puritan

A member of a group of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and needed to become more Protestant.