In Chapter 2 of the Epstein text I really enjoyed reading about Prescriptive and Descriptive Claims and Value Judgments. Prescriptive Claims are claims that include some sort of value judgment, which includes a persons opinion. Sometimes these prescriptive claims can have a negative tone, for example if someone said, “She was wrong to do that.” This is a persons opinion, which often times people will not agree. If someone is starting off a conversation with a prescriptive claim, often times the rest of the conversation includes one person defending themselves and wanting to leave the conversation.
However, a descriptive claim is a claim that many can agree with because it speaks the truth. With a descriptive claim, there leaves little room for debate, which eliminates room for negativity and an argument. An example of a descriptive claim would be “Downloading music is illegal.” With this statement it’s obvious that this is the law; people may trespass this law and not agree with it, but the law still remains.
Thank you for reading! :)
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