Question

question 9 of 10
which argumentative statement is a claim of fact?
a. people living in cities should pay higher taxes because they create more crime.
b. dropping a bomb from an unmanned drone should qualify as a war crime.
c. franklin d. roosevelt was a successful president.
d. the cold war caused the united states to invest money in exploring the moon.

Explanation:

A claim of fact asserts something that can be verified or proven true/false through evidence. Option D makes a causal claim about a historical event (Cold War influencing US moon exploration) which can be supported or refuted with historical records and data. Options A and B are claims of policy (what "should" be done), and Option C is a claim of value (judging "successfulness," a subjective term). Only D is a factual claim about a past event's cause-effect relationship.

Answer:

D. The Cold War caused the United States to invest money in exploring the moon.