Explicit vs. Implicit Arguments

Before reading the section on arguments in the book Writing Arguments, I had no idea that there were different kinds of arguments. I thought all arguments were the same, and I had never heard of explicit or implicit before. An explicit argument is one that is directly states the argument and supports the argument in various ways. It's the argument that is more obvious, that you don't have to look for, it's stated in the writing. Implicit arguements are arguments that are more subtle. In Writing Arguments it even says that implicit arguments don't look like arguments. In the book they give the example of the poem Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen. The poem does not say war is bad, but explains how it's bad so that the reader realizes on his/her own that it is horrible. Both types of arguments make the audiences believe and see their point of view. After reading this section, I will think more about the types of arguments being made in things that I read or see.