One topic that I found interest in when reading this chapter of these books was descriptive and prescriptive claims. What I liked about this topic was how the book introduced a new idea to me, as well as how many students in this class showed interest in the same topic.
To understand these topics easier, all you should do is look at them in a descriptive and prescriptive situation. All problems that we face undergo descriptive thinking and prescriptive solution making. Take a normal problem for example: You are driving on a highway and one of your tires pops. You pull over to realize you have no spare in your trunk and are faced with a difficult situation. This right here is a descriptive claim as it only describes what is currently going on in a given situation.
Now, to take this problem and critically think it through and arrive at a solution requires one to make prescriptive claims. These claims pertain to your current situation and what you will do next to find a solution. Prescriptive claims are the steps and procedures you should take next in order to overcome this problem that you face. For the previous example, you should either pick up your phone and make a call to your friend or AAA. That or you could hold our your thumb and hope someone pulls over to help. Or you could start walking and hope to come upon a place that can help you out. These are all different prescriptive actions that you SHOULD take to overcome your current situation.
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