Question

Ben says that "an increase in the tax on beer will raise its price." holly argues that "taxes should be increased on beer because college students drink too much." we can conclude that:

Answer 1

We can conclude that Holly's statement is an example of a normative sentence while Ben statement is an example of positive sentence. A normative sentence is one which states a value judgement about whether a condition is desirable or not while a positive sentence is one which states facts, it tell us what something is.