Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?
A) Military veterans often suffer from psychological traumas.
B) Performance-enhancing drugs continue to plague professional baseball.
C) With global warming, hurricanes in the Caribbean are expected to worsen.
D) As a general rule, a patent goes to the first person to file an application.
E) Let's face it; torture is wrong no matter how you look at it.

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The statement "torture is wrong no matter how you look at it" expresses a value claim because it is making a claim about what is morally right or wrong. The other statements are either factual claims or normative claims (i.e. claims about what should be done, but not necessarily about what is morally right or wrong).

Which of the Following Statements Expresses a Value Claim