Practice prompt · Q:economics-and-market-foundations/expose-normative-bridge-001

Expose the normative bridge in a recommendation

Check whether the learner separates empirical premises, value criteria, affected parties, rights, alternatives, and authority in an evaluative claim.

Updated Aug 7, 2026 Review due Nov 7, 2026

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A board member says, “The service fee should be eliminated because access is more important than revenue.” Which response makes the normative analysis reviewable without pretending evidence can choose the values by itself?

Choose the best answer. a Because the claim uses the word should, evidence about costs, access, alternatives, and consequences is irrelevant. b State the access criterion and affected parties, test the fee's consequences, identify rights and constraints, compare feasible funding alternatives, and name who has authority to decide. c Replace should with will so the recommendation becomes a positive fact.

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Answer: b

Choice b. Normative analysis should expose the criterion, parties, rights, distribution, empirical premises, alternatives, uncertainty, and decision authority.