"Pluto is not a planet." What type of claim is this?
A) Fact
B) Judgment
C) Value
D) Policy
E) Definition

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This statement is a definition claim because it categorizes Pluto based on certain criteria or definitions of what constitutes a planet. The reclassification of Pluto as a "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union in 2006 is based on definitions of what objects in the solar system qualify as planets.

"Pluto Is Not a Planet