Which of the following best captures the difference between normative claims and descriptive claims?
A) Normative claims are about how the world should be or about what is good or bad, whereas descriptive claims are about how the world is, was, or would be.
B) Normative claims are about what is seen as normal in a society, whereas descriptive claims describe what is statistically normal in a society.
C) Normative claims tell you what to do in a particular situation, whereas descriptive claims only describe the situation.
D) Normative claims are about how the world is, was, or would be, whereas descriptive claims are about how the world should be or about what is good or bad.

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Normative claims involve judgments or prescriptions about how things should be, including moral or ethical statements about what is good or bad. Descriptive claims, on the other hand, aim to describe the world as it is, was, or will be, without making judgments about it.

Which of the Following Best Captures the Difference Between Normative