The Difference Between Positive Statements and Normative Statements Is That

question 153

Multiple Choice

The difference between positive statements and normative statements is that

• A) a positive statement involves a value judgment and a normative statement is a statement of fact.
• B) a positive statement is a statement of fact and a normative statement involves value judgments.
• C) value judgments are made in normative statements but assumed in positive statements.
• D) normative statements are provable while positive statements are not.

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