# Dichotomy of Normative and Descriptive * A **descriptive** claim is a claim that asserts x is the case * A **normative** claim is a claim that asserts that x *ought to be* the case * Normative claims make value judgments, descriptive claims do not For more on this distinction see [The-Sciences-of-the-Artificial,-Herbert-Simon](The-Sciences-of-the-Artificial,-Herbert-Simon.md)