Category Archives: Claims Analysis

(Selection 12) “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. Vietnam vets with … Continue reading →

Section 21 “Hanging around their trailer one day, I see them handle each other with immense patience even when their computer takes forever to load and they can’t find the files they’re looking for…” This claim could be considered “evaluative”, … Continue reading →

(section16) Claim analysis: “In 2009, it was Hovda who delivered the Pentagon the recommendation that because multiple concussions could cause serious long-term injury, concussions need time to heal.” “it was Hovda” demonstrates a factual claim, explaining how Hovda was the … Continue reading →

Brannan Vines has never been to war. But she’s got a warrior’s skills: hyperawareness, hypervigilance, adrenaline-sharp quick-scanning for danger, for triggers. This claim is factual, analogical and categorical. It is factual because it states that Brannan has never been to … Continue reading →

“Brannan and Caleb can be tense with their own agitation, and tense about each other’s” -This claim implies that not only Caleb has become aware and conscious of his possible reactions, but it also affects Brannan’s as well. -Brannan has … Continue reading →

“Secondary traumatic stress has been documented in the spouses of veterans with PTSD from Vietnam.” This is a factual claim as the word “documented” brings forth the presence of research and that this was not a claim just pulled from … Continue reading →

‘But she and warrior skills “ claiming that she is very skillful Saying that’s she might be a warrior Maybe the cause of her PTSD “Caleb has been home since 2006, way more than enough time for Brannan to catch his … Continue reading →

Brannan Vines has never been to war, but her husband, Caleb, was sent to Iraq twice, where he served in the infantry as a designated marksman This sentence contains a series of factual claims. Brannan could prove never being to … Continue reading →

“Brannen Vines has never been to war” – The woman in the article, Brannen Vines, has never been to war before in her life. – This is the first sentence in the whole article and the author felt that it … Continue reading →