Section 12

By this point, you might be wondering, and possibly feeling guilty about wondering, why Brannan doesn’t just get divorced.

—This is an example of a proposal claim. It gives us a recommendation on how we are supposed to feel. It also suggests that the Author is wondering why and feeling guilty about it. It can also be interpreted as evaluative claim as the author summarises how her readers feel, and even suggest they might be feeling guilty about it.

And she would tell you openly that she’s thought about it. “Everyone has thought about it,” she says. And a lot of Kateri’s eight-year-old son now counts the exits in new spaces he enters, and points them out to his loved ones until war or fire fails to break out, and everyone is safely back home.

—The passage utilizes illustrative claim to describe the son counting exits and the thoughts Brannan has about getting divorced. It’s Attributive when it claims to know what Brannan would say. Brannan also does an Attributive claim in her evaluation of feelings of others.

The whole following passage is a numerical and factual claims in various statistics, such as suicide rates,divorce rates and number of veterans in the USA. This claim provides evidence and numerical data that can be proven based on different studies done.I would specify more of the different claim types inside this paragraph below:

“In the wake of Vietnam, 38 percent of marriages failed within the first six months of a veteran’s return stateside;

—The author uses a causal claim when he mentions the HUGE percentage of failed marriages. This makes it obvious that living with veteran is extremely challenging.

“the divorce rate was twice as high for vets with PTSD as for those without.“

–Causal and Comparative claim since it compares rates for two different veteran types.

Vietnam vets with severe PTSD are 69 percent more likely to have their marriages fail than arm vets. Army records also show that 65 percent of active-duty suicides, which now outpass combat deaths, are precipitated by broken relatiosnhips.

—This quote is even more obvious causal claim. Vietnam/army vets number is a comparative claim.

Army records also show that 65 percent of active-duty suicides, which now outpass combat deaths, are precipitated by broken relatiosnhips…

– Comparative when comparing army duty/combat

“I love him,” she says.

–Ethical Claim. The statement “I love him” reflects an ethical claim based on emotional and moral considerations

Brannan fully supports any wife—who feels that she or her children are in danger, or in an untenable mental-health environment, or for whatever reason—who decides to leave. She’s here, through Family of a Vet, to help those people. But she’s also there for those FOV users who, like her, have decided to stay. “I have enormous respect for Caleb,” she explains if you ask her why. “He has never stopped fighting for this family. Now, we’ve had little breaks from therapy, but he never stopped going to therapy. I love him,” she repeats, defensively at times.

–Credibility Claim. Although not directly mentioned, Brannan implicitly conveys a credibility claim by endorsing her husband’s dedication to therapy. Her admiration for Caleb lends credibility to her choice to remain in the relationship.The author actively uses Attributive Claim which is a signal that they are passing along someone else’s claim, they distance themselves by an arms-length with a phrase like ”she explains”

He is her friend, and her first love, and her rock, and her lifeline, her blossoming young daughter’s father, her ally, and her hero, she tells Caleb when he asks. Because the person who most often asks Brannan why she stays with her husband is her husband.

–Evaluative Claim. The passage contains evaluative claims in its depiction of Caleb’s roles in Brannan’s life, including friend, first love, rock, lifeline, father, ally, and hero. These portrayals reflect subjective assessments of Caleb’s importance to Brannan.