Question

The recent housing bubble was created by banks extending high-risk loans to people with a weak financial foundation.

This would be categorized as a:

A. claim of fact.
B. claim of value.
C. claim of cause and effect.
D. claim of policy.

Answer 1

This is likely claim of fact

It is factual how the housing bubble burst. A claim of value deals with morality and ethics, which is not mentioned here. A claim of policy involves the affirmation of a policy, also not shown here