In a congressional debate about agricultural price supports, senators, members of congress, and other experts made the following four statements. Which of these is a normative statement?

A."The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will result in fewer, larger farms."

B. "Without price supports, the price of wheat and corn will fall by over twenty percent."

C. "Price supports are important because America should preserve the small family farm."

D. "The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will reduce the number of tractors sold in the United States."

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6 November, 14:22

In a congressional debate about agricultural price supports, senators, members of congress, and other experts made the following four statements. Which of these is a normative statement?

A."The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will result in fewer, larger farms."

B. "Without price supports, the price of wheat and corn will fall by over twenty percent."

C. "Price supports are important because America should preserve the small family farm."

D. "The decline in commodity prices caused by the removal of price supports will reduce the number of tractors sold in the United States."

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Ishaan Tanner · Answer 1

C. "Price supports are important because America should preserve the small family farm."

Explanation:

Normative statements are statements that tries to express value judgement as to if an action is positive or negative. On the other hand, descriptive statement states a matter as it is.