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

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.

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