Author Question: The main difference between empirical and normative judgment is that: a. empirical analysis can ... (Read 129 times)

geodog55 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The main difference between empirical and normative

judgment is that:
a. empirical analysis can be used in comparative political analysis but normative judgment cannot.
b. empirical judgment is descriptive and based on observation while normative judgment is based on assumptions about what is better or more desirable.
c. empirical judgment is used in sciences such as chemistry and physics but not in political science.
d. empirical and normative judgment are very different kinds of judgment that cannot be combined to increase our understanding.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the methods

of comparative political analysis over intuitive analysis in everyday life?
a. Comparative political analysis usually leads to more accurate results.
b. Comparative political analysis gives us a procedure to validate whose intuition is correct when people disagree.
c. Comparative political analysis makes its assumptions and evidence clear so that others can test how the results were achieved.
d. Comparative political analysis can be used to establish whose view is correct in disagreements between Christians and Muslims.