Normative Statement

A Normative Statement is a statement claim that make claims about how things should or ought to be, how to value them, which things are good or bad, and which actions are right or wrong.

• AKA: Normative Claim.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Positive Claim (i.e. descriptive claim, explanatory claim, or constative claim).
  • The Moon is Made of Green Cheese.
• See: Normative Predicate, Normative Property, Normative Ethics, Normative Economics, Positive Statement, Normative Science.

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References

2014

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/normative_statement Retrieved:2014-6-22.
  • In economics, a normative statement expresses a value judgement about whether a situation is subjectively desirable or undesirable. "The world would be a better place if the moon were made of green cheese” is a normative statement because it expresses a judgement about what ought to be. Notice that there is no way of testing the veracity of the statement; even if you disagree with it, you have no sure way of proving to someone who believes the statement that he or she is wrong by mere appeal to facts. Normative statements are characterised by the modal verbs "should", "would" or "could". They form the basis of normative economics, and are the opposite of positive statements. For further information see normative science.

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