I was tasked with analyzing the claims within Section 20.

“Personal tragedy, suicide, depression, alcohol and drug use, reliving terror,” he rattles off as consequences. “Stress-related health problems—cardiovascular, immunologic. Heart attacks, stroke, and even dementia.”

 This is a Categorical Claim because it lists several examples of the consequences of PTSD and the symptoms. 

This is a Factual claim because it lists the facts of what may happen from PTSD.

“Residential rehab programs, and motor vehicle accidents because people with PTSD self-medicate and crash cars; the cost of domestic violence; the cost of children and grandchildren of combat vets witnessing domestic violence.”

This is a Factual Claim because it is stating facts on what people do to deal with their PTSD.

This is a Categorical Claim because it lists multiple consequences of PTSD.

This is a Evaluative Claim because it demonstrates that car crashes are a result of PTSD and adds the cost of kids observing violence as a cost of PTSD.

“The chaplain assured him that he shouldn’t feel bad about killing gooks, but the chaplain was paid by the Army, and who took moral advice from a chaplain carrying a .38? Back at home, Steve drank wildly.” 

This is a Proposal Claim because it says The word “shouldn’t”.

This is a Evaluation Claim because he ignores advice from the Chaplain who carries a .38

This is a Attributive Claim since it brings up a conversation that the Author didn’t see.

“He rattles off as consequences.”

This is an Attributive Claim the author uses because he brings in another person’s claim. 

“Charles Marmar, a New York University professor who was on the team of the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, the most comprehensive study of combat stress ever conducted…”

This would be a Comparative Claim because the word “most” is used which shows comparison.

“There are an estimated 100,000 homeless vets on the street on any given night.”

This is a Ethic claim because it judges the homeless vets.

This is also a factual claim because it gives facts on a number of homeless vets. 

“There were 2.4 million soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and while no one is sure what PTSD among them will ultimately cost us, either, everyone agrees on one thing: If it’s not effectively treated, it won’t go away.”

This is a factual claim because it states how many soldiers were deployed. 

This is a casual claim because it says what would happen if it is not treated. 

“When Caleb checked into his VA inpatient therapy in 2010, more than two-thirds of his fellow patients were veterans of Vietnam.”

This is a factual claim because it states how many patients were veterans.