Which of the following descriptions of normative statements is the most accurate?
A) They are prescriptive, making claims about how the world ought to be.
B) They are descriptive, making claims about how the world is.
C) They are affirmative, justifying existing economic policy.
D) They are optimistic, putting the best possible interpretation on things.

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Normative statements are prescriptive statements that express an opinion or a value judgment about what ought to be. They cannot be proven or disproven by empirical evidence but are based on subjective judgments and beliefs about what is morally right or wrong, desirable or undesirable, fair or unfair, efficient or inefficient. In contrast, descriptive statements are factual statements that describe how the world is or was, and can be confirmed or refuted by empirical evidence.

Which of the Following Descriptions of Normative Statements Is the Most