Explicit- Laying out one's own personal argument and backing it up for whoever the intended audience is. Implicit- Giving some type of illustration that raises an argument, without taking a side, and letting the intended audience do the rest of the work on their own.
The picture on page 5 is a great example of a simple implicit argument. Rather than an author slapping words down about their own personal views, there is a single photo. The audience must see it, process it, and decide what it means for them personally, without the influence of a third party.
Most times, people argue explicitly. You know, this is what I think, and this is why I'm right. However, sometimes the most impressive arguments are made up of images and imagery rather than words and reasons. When someone sees something that is an implicit argument, there is room for them to make up their own perception of it, rather than have the author's own perception forced upon them.
A picture speaks a thousand words, you just have to be willing to read between the lines to find them.
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I agree with you in that the most effective arguments are implicit, but I disagree that most arguments are made explicitly. Every time you see a comercial on TV, they show shiny happy people to try to convince you that if you buy this cereal you will be shiny and happy. Implicit arguments are everywhere, and everyone is influenced by them all the time. Most will deny it, but that's what makes them so much more powerful than explicit arguments: most times you don't even know that you've seen them.
Great work!
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