Which of the following is a claim of policy?
A) A group of astronauts from the United States landed on the moon in 1969.
B) No Place for Old Men should never have been nominated for Best Picture, much less have won it.
C) We ought to stop prosecuting victimless crimes and find a way for the government to tax them instead.
D) None of the statements concerns policy.

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A claim of policy is a statement that proposes a specific course of action. Option C proposes that we should stop prosecuting victimless crimes and find a way for the government to tax them instead. This is a statement that recommends a specific action, making it a claim of policy. The other options either state a fact (option A) or express an opinion without proposing a specific course of action (option B).

Which of the Following Is a Claim of Policy