Which of the following is a positive, rather than a...

Which of the following is a positive, rather than a
normative, statement?
a. Law X will reduce national income.
b. Law $X$ is a good piece of legislation.
c. Congress ought to pass law X.
d. The president should veto law $X$ .

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Positive Statement

A positive statement is an objective, factual claim about how the world is. It can be tested and verified or falsified through empirical evidence. Positive statements are descriptive, presenting information or predictions without incorporating personal judgments or opinions about what should be.

Normative Statement

A normative statement expresses a value judgment or opinion about how things should be. It is subjective and based on individual beliefs about what is desirable or undesirable, making it difficult to prove or disprove using empirical evidence. These statements are rooted in ethical or moral considerations rather than verifiable facts.

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00:02 Okay, in this question we're asked, which of the following is a positive rather than a normative statement? option a, law x will reduce national income.

00:11 Option b, law x is a good piece of legislation.

00:14 Option c, congress ought to pass law x.

00:17 Option d, the president should veto law x.

00:20 For this question, basically what you have to know is a difference between positive and normative statements.

00:27 The explanation is simple.

00:30 Positive statements are basically factual statements.

00:33 They're not subjective.

00:34 They're purely objective factual statements.

00:37 You're basically like stating facts.

00:39 It's something that it's not a matter of someone who disagrees or agrees with it.

00:45 It's a fact.

00:46 For example, today is the year 2019, right? no one's going to agree.