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E04 Is PTSD Contagious? – americangods01

“But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. “ This is a definition claim defining hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger as warrior skill. This is also a categorical claim because it categorizes these traits … Continue reading

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Critical Reading- bigcounrty609

Brannan Vines has warrior skills, although she has never been to war or trained in anyway. How is this possible? Caleb, her husband has been to iraq, it would make sense for him to have warrior skills Caleb is a … Continue reading

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Critical Reading – xChuki

“But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers.” – a categorical claim that describer Brannan’s constant condition. She’s got skills that are not normal for an ordinary person in her surrounding. This claim makes … Continue reading

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Is PTSD Contagious? Claims

The title says is PTSD Contaigous? Claiming it could be contained. Brannan Vines has warrior skills. Hes one of the Americans who came back from war and suffers with PTSD.  PTSD is not fully understood by society. Hypervigiliance is exhaustingly … Continue reading

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E04: Critical Reading- abcdefg577

Brannan Vines has never been to war. But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. This is a categorical claim, the author assuming that these skills must be that of a warrior. Although these … Continue reading

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E04: Critical Reading PTSD- Belldere

1.   “But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. Super stimuli-sensitive.” This sentence is stating that the girl has all these skills, but there is no proof that she is like this at … Continue reading

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E04: Critical Reading PTSD – twofoursixohtwo

Is PTSD Contagious? Contagious is a bit misleading in this case. Contagious would imply that PTSD is transferred through the spread of bacteria or a virus, but you can’t “catch” PTSD by the same means you would catch the flu. … Continue reading

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Critical Reading- peachesxo

1.) Is PTSD contagious? This is a question being asked because of the usage of the word “is” Usually when people think of PTSD they think that it’s a mental condition that cannot be spread (like a virus). This question … Continue reading

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Critical Reading—haveanelephantasticday

Cover your mouth when you cough, Don’t catch the PTSD BRANNAN VINES HAS NEVER BEEN to war. But she’s got a warrior’s skills: By saying this, the author is implying that to have warrior skills, you must have gone to war. … Continue reading

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E04: Critical Reading – Alivewit55

“Is PTSD Contagious?” When we talk about contagions we normally thing about bacterial diseases, so could PTSD be related to bacterial diseases? If we assume it is contagious, then there would have to be evidence of something bacterial that can … Continue reading

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