Which of the following is a normative statement?
A) Fifteen percent of Americans go without health insurance in a year.
B) The Consumer Price Index rose three-tenths of one percent in May.
C) An increase in the minimum wage will increase teenage unemployment.
D) Americans would be better served by single-payer health care system.
E) The French trade deficit reached an all-time high last year.

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A normative statement is a statement that expresses a value judgment about whether a situation is desirable or undesirable. Option D expresses an opinion about what Americans would be better served by, making it a normative statement. The other options are all positive statements that describe facts or events.

Which of the Following Is a Normative Statement