“In the wake of Vietnam, 38 percent of marriages failed within the first six months of a veteran’s return stateside; the divorce rate was twice as high for vets with PTSD as for those without.”

• This is both a quantitive and factual claim because it is a statement that describes the percentages of divorce rates, which is scientifically proven.

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

• This is an evaluative claim because it shows the writer is evaluating the readers feelings. This statement is judging the characteristics of the situation that divorce is common during those tuff times of Vietnam.

“Vietnam vets with severe PTSD are 69 percent more likely to have their marriages fail than other vets. Army records show that 65 percent of active-duty suicides, which now outpace combat deaths, are precipitated by broken relationships.”

• This is both a quantitive and factual claim because it can be proven true. The author provides the audience with numerical claims with percentages from the outcome of PTSD.

“Children and teenagers of a parent who’s committed suicide are three times more likely to kill themselves.”

• This is a quantitive and comparative claim. It shows the situation of a “more likely to” situation, in this case which is the high risk of suicide between children and teenagers who parents have and have not committed suicide.