Positive statements
A)are seldom employed in social sciences like economics.
B)have been verified by appeal to factual evidence.
C)have no place in economics because economics deals only with value judgments.
D)are falsifiable in principle by appeal to factual evidence.
E)form the basis of all normative arguments.

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Positive statements are factual statements that can be proven or disproven by evidence. This makes them falsifiable in principle by appeal to factual evidence. Economics, as a social science, often relies on positive statements to make conclusions about the economy.

Positive Statements