The minimum wage would be increased so low-income workers can earn a living wage.
I just want to know the difference and what the "would be" sentence is considered. I know that "should" often implies a normative statement, but what about this sentence above? Please help me understand.
2006-06-06 15:06:45 · 5 answers · asked by MeShell 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
It's a normative statement because it contains a value judgment that not everyone will agree with. Positive statements are statements of fact, such as the minimum wage is $x an hour.
2006-06-06 15:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think of a Normative statement as what Norm on Cheers would tell you he thinks.
A positive statement is positively true.
Should implies normative so long as it's "We should do this..." and not "this should work."
There's some baiting in that sentence - the term "living wage". Think of it this way, if the sentence read:
"The minimum wage will be increased so that low-income workers can earn a decent and satisfactory wage."
It's actually a poor question to put on a test.
2006-06-09 05:05:55 · answer #2 · answered by Veritatum17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay. Time to Show off my English Skills. A positive sentience is when a sentence has a verb, noun, addictive, adverb, etc. a Normative sentence meant is Sally is.
2006-06-06 15:09:48 · answer #3 · answered by justinle95 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say this is a positive statement..the would implies no judgment of value, this sentence is just an affirmation.
2006-06-07 04:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by Sam A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a true statement,, not positive or normal ?????///
IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND, IT IS NOT YET CLEAR AND YOU ARE NOT POSITIVE,
YIKES I AM GETTING CONFUSED, I THINK, I WILL GRACEFULLY JUST SAY
YOUI KNOW OR YOU DONT,,
2006-06-06 15:16:11 · answer #5 · answered by Maureen K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋