Which of the following is a positive statement?
A) State lotteries are good methods to use for raising revenues.
B) Increased prison sentences are the best way to reduce the crime rate.
C) An increase in gas prices leads people to car pool more.
D) Inflation is a more serious problem than is deflation.

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Positive statements are based on factual claims about how the world actually works, rather than on opinions or value judgments about how the world should work. Choice C, "An increase in gas prices leads people to car pool more," is a positive statement because it makes a factual claim about the behavior of people in response to changes in gas prices, without making a value judgment.

Which of the Following Is a Positive Statement