Question 1 Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning O F

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Question 1 Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning O From what I saw last night, it's clear that your little brother is a brat. O Justin Timberlake's latest CD is positively stunning. O Professor Gibson delivered a moronic lecture today on Aristotle's metaphysics. O Private insurance companies regularly over bill the Medicare program D Question 2 Which of the following statements expresses a value claim? O Animal rights groups argue that live animals should not be used as mascots. O Piracy continues to be a drag on the motion picture industry. O The recent jobs report raised fears of a recession among Wall Street investors. O The Los Angeles Times is a better paper than the San Francisco Chronicle.

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1) Private insurance companies regularly over bill the medicare program

This statement is an observation made by a person. The person might have experienced it once or twice and has made up his mind and cognitively believes that private insurance companies regularly over bill the medicare program.

2) The Los Angeles times is a better paper than the San Francisco Chronicle

This statement proves how much the person values Los Angeles times over San Francisco Chronicle and is a value claim.

3) Art work at the genesis gallery tends to be expensive

In this statement the phrase "tends to be" states that the speaker is not sure about the artwork being expensive but he thinks it could be expensive. Hence it is a vague sentence.

4) Professor Hays talked about sex in the seminar room

The speaker feels that seminar room is utilised for talking about sex and it is not supposed to be thatway. Hence this statement is ambiguous.

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