Because she also helps thousands of other people—measured by website and social-media interactions—through Family of a Vet
-This can be seen as a numerical claim as she speaks of helping thousands of other people through a website and social media
Brannan founded the organization in 2007, after panicked Googling led her to the website of Vietnam Veteran Wives (VVW) when Caleb returned from his second tour.
-This could be seen as a evaluative claim as it talks of her googling the web and finding a veteran wives website for when Caleb returned from his second tour
Life after the first tour had been pretty normal
-this is a factual claim as its saying his state of behavior is pretty normal
“Things were a little…off,” Caleb was edgy, distant, but he did not forget entire conversations minutes later
-This can be an ethical or moral claim as it speaks of his behavior being edgy and distant but also not forgetting conversations like other vets
Brannan was in a terrible place, she says—until she talked to Danna Hughes, founder of VVW
-this is a casual claim as it speaks of how Brennan was in a terrible place until she found the VVW founder
They want to help and they want to understand, so I just have to keep going and educating.”
-This is a factual claim because she talks about how she has to keep educating ptsd vets to help them through their pain
I like that you’re concentrating on scraps of text, Thad. But, as small as they are, your little quotes often contain multiple claims. See if you can find more than one per claim. An example:
—It’s Numerical as you say.
—It’s also either Factual (she really does help people) or Evaluative (she interacts with thousands but doesn’t actually help them). The Factual claim would be “she interacts with thousands.” The Evaluative is “she helps thousands.”
—It’s Attributive since the author doesn’t actually PASS a final judgment on how much Brannan helps, does she? She offers the evidence “measured by website interactions.”
Does this help?
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