I was Excerpt 10

• Factual Claim:
  • Explanation: This can be verified as being true, like a fact. The text accurately describes the pregnant woman who didn’t get much sleep and had to go a long distance to a clinic.
  • Example: “the closest major clinic is four hours away and she is eight and a half months pregnant and got three hours of sleep…”
• Evaluative Claim:
  • Explanation: When someone expresses their opinions about something, that is it. According to the text, Caleb first disapproved of Brannan’s posts but has since come to appreciate them.
  • Example: “Caleb was not amused the first time one of these posts went live. But now he’s glad she didn’t ask him his permission…”
• Illustrative Claim:
  • Explanation: This is comparable to a tale that clarifies a problem. In the text, Kateri’s experience at Olive Garden, where she became extremely distressed for no apparent reason, is used to illustrate how distressing PTSD can be.
  • Example: “Kateri tells the story of how her family was at Olive Garden when she started sobbing into her Zuppa Toscana. There was no visible reason for it…”
• Causal Claim:
  • Explanation: It demonstrates the chain of events. The book mentions how episodes and fears might be brought on by the smell of death.
  • Example: “Another woman’s husband had a service dog die in the night, and the death smell in the morning triggered an episode…”
• Comparative Claim:
  • Explanation: This is a comparison of several things or circumstances. The passage contrasts how vigilant various characters are, demonstrating that some are more vigilant than others.
  • Example: ““I am now more hypervigilant than my husband,” volunteer Kateri Peterson posts to her Facebook page…”
• Ethical or Moral Claim:
  • Explanation: It has to do with what’s fair or good vs what’s right or bad. The text makes the argument that it is unfair if a veteran doesn’t receive the assistance promised after serving the nation.
  • Example: “he fought for his fucking country and they promised they wouldn’t abandon him and he swears to God he will have to kill himself if the VA doesn’t put him in with the other soldiers…”