Which of the following statements is a claim of fact? a. it is wrong to publicly display a monument on government property when it only pays tribute to a single ethnic group. b. the greystone monument has been located in the downtown square for over seventy years. c. the town council absolutely should not move the greystone monument to a private location. d. the recent protests downtown were because the greystone monument is racist.

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Your answer is B.

This is because B, unlike the others, provides a fact with no opinion. The others say things like "it is wrong" or "absolutely should not", providing their opinion. B only states a fact and no more input on the matter.

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The correct answer is B.

There are three types of claims:

- Claims of fact. They assert that a certain condition has existed, exists and will exist and they rely on factual information for support.

- Claims of value. They make a judgement, they approve or disapprove, attempting to prove that some action, belief or fact is right or wrong.

- Claims of policy. They argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of policies.

The example B is a statement of fact because it is based on factual information ( the time the monument has been located ), and it does not make any judgement about the monument as such.

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