“Charles Marmar, a New York University professor who was on the team of the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, the most comprehensive study of combat stress ever conducted, points out that you really have to spend the money to treat PTSD, since the costs of not treating it are so much higher.”

• This quote is a Credibility Claim, the statement of Charles Marmar’s line of work or credentials is being assessed. We know he is a professor at New York University.

“Charles Marmar, a New York University professor who was on the team of the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, the most comprehensive study of combat stress ever conducted, points out that you really have to spend the money to treat PTSD, since the costs of not treating it are so much higher.”

• This quote is also a Comparative Claim, stating that the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment study is the most comprehensive study of combat stress ever conducted is comparing the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment study to other studies and putting it into a category that is above the other ” studies.

“Experts say it’s nearly impossible to calculate what treating PTSD from Vietnam has and will cost American taxpayers, so vast are its impacts.”

• This quote is an Attributive Claim since this author uses the words ‘Experts say’ to tell the audience that this claim isn’t verified to be true by him, but it depends on the Experts who say it’s nearly impossible to calculate what treating PTSD will cost taxpayers.

“There were 2.4 million soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and while no one is sure what PTSD among them will ultimately cost us, either, everyone agrees on one thing: If it’s not effectively treated, it won’t go away.”

• This quote is a Factual Claim since it mentions the number of soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The quantity, ‘2.4 million soldiers,’ gives us factual evidence about the claim since it can be quantified or counted.

““Personal tragedy, suicide, depression, alcohol and drug use, reliving terror,” he rattles off as consequences. “Stress-related health problems—cardiovascular, immunologic. Heart attacks, stroke, and even dementia.””

• This quote is a Categorical Claim because the author is listing out certain examples and side effects related to PTSD. This listing allows the audience to believe that all these words makeup the category of PTSD and what it causes.