Which of the following is an example of a positive statement?
A) We should cut back on our use of carbon-based fuels such as coal and oil.
B) Increasing the minimum wage results in more unemployment.
C) Every American should have equal access to health care.
D) The Federal Reserve ought to cut the interest rate.

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Positive statements are based on factual claims about how the world actually works, rather than how it should work. Option B, "Increasing the minimum wage results in more unemployment," is a positive statement because it makes a factual claim about the consequences of increasing the minimum wage, without expressing a value judgment.

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