reading pg. 3-14 9/3/07

The difference between implicit and explicit is very clear. An implict argument can be used in the form of a poem or many times in a short story, but it doesn't look like an argument the way that an explicit argument does. Explicit arguments are often used to sway an audience and make them see their point of view and side with their argument. People do this by using evidence supporting their idea. this could be used in petitions and in debates, or elections. On page 5, there is a very good example of an implicit poem, even though it could be used to convince an audience and could be mistaken for an explicit argument. I think that implict ideas could be used to support an explicit idea, and this could be used in our everyday lives, whether we know it or not. They are used in many presentations that we see today, and in teh poems and books that we read The author of "Dulce et Decorum Est," wanted to get her point across that war is in fact very honorable, and "that dying for one's country is sweet and fitting." We may not see this reading the poem at first glance, but that is the feeling that she wants to get across using the poetry. Figure 1.1 on page 6 shows an exampe of an implicit idea, a picture of Arabian refugees. The point of this picture was to show that a picture could also mke an implicit statement by sparking emotions, for example: if a reader were to look at this picture of refugees, they would feel bad for these people because of the way people are portrayed. These types of implicit statements are often seen adn used in newspapers, the news, and in photographs. These two kinds of arguments are very different, but they are both used to prove a point.