PTSD Claims – philsfan1133

Posted on February 18, 2023 by philsfan1133
  • Brannan has considered getting a divorce and acknowledges that others have as well. This is a casual claim since Brannan has considered getting a divorce which has consequences for other people.
  • Kateri’s eight-year-old son is afraid of war or fire breaking out and points out exits in new spaces to ensure their safety. This is a credibility claim because we do not actually know how many exits and if there are legitimate exits.
  • The divorce rate for veterans with PTSD is twice as high as those without. This is a numerical claim since it is a statistical claim.
  • Vietnam veterans with severe PTSD are 69 percent more likely to have their marriages fail than other veterans. Again, this is a numerical claim because it is another percentage being claimed about Vietnam veterans and their marriages.
  • 65 percent of active-duty suicides are precipitated by broken relationships. This is a numerical claim since he claims that 65% of active-duty suicides are caused by broken relationships.
  • Veterans account for 20 percent of suicides in the United States, despite making up only 7 percent of the population. This is also a numerical claim since it puts a percentage into the claim.
  • Children and teenagers of a parent who’s committed suicide are three times more likely to commit suicide themselves. This is another numerical claim since it talks about probabilities in children and teenagers of parents who commit suicide.
  • Brannan loves her husband and supports other wives who feel they or their children are in danger. This is an evaluative claim since we cannot prove that she loves her husband and that she supports others.
  • Caleb has never stopped fighting for their family and has always gone to therapy. This is a credibility claim since we do not actually know if Caleb has gone to therapy.
  • Caleb is Brannan’s friend, first love, rock, lifeline, daughter’s father, ally, and hero. This is what Brannan is claiming and I do not doubt she is lying.
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1 Response to PTSD Claims – philsfan1133

  1. davidbdale says:
    February 27, 2023 at 7:57 pm

    All your Numerical Claims are, more importantly, Comparative Claims, PhilsFan.

    —The divorce rate for veterans with PTSD is TWICE AS HIGH AS those without.
    —Vietnam veterans with severe PTSD are 69 percent MORE LIKELY to have their marriages fail than other veterans.
    —Veterans account for 20 PERCENT OF SUICIDES in the United States, despite making up ONLY 7 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION.

    You’re missing the point of these statistics if you don’t point out that they all serve to demonstrate that things are tougher on vets with PTSD than they are for the rest of us.

    Graded.

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