Explicit &

implicit claims in
a text
 EXPLICIT and IMPLICIT
Explicit = Is obvious and directly stated
Implicit = Is not expressed clearly.
= It is a suggestion and indirectly stated

It is explicit or implicit if: The explicit information will be

written in the text
The implicit information is understood but it is not stated
  All living things are made of cells. Since
human are alive, we are also made of cells.
Cells makes our body tissue. Tissue make
our body organs. Organs make our body

Recognizing
system. Cells are the building blocks of
our bodies.

the EXPLICIT
Here are 2 explicit question to answer
1. What are made of cells?
2. What is the main idea of the text?
  All living things are made of cells Since
human are alive, we are also made of cells.
Cells makes our body tissue. Tissue make
our body organs. Organs make our body
system. Cells are the building blocks of

Recognizing our bodies

the EXPLICIT Here are 2 explicit question to answer

1. What are made of cells?
2. What is the main idea of the text?
  Explicit information is any
EXPLICIT idea that is stated.
INFORMATION With explicit information
you see the text explained
  This advertisement uses no
written communication
whatsoever, just to 2 cars
IMPLICIT facing each other, like a head to

MESSAGE head, showing more of the bmw

making its presence more
prominent implying its the more
powerful car.
  Must be able to proven absolutely
true
 Is a statement about how things
CLAIMS OF were in the past, how they are in the

FACTS present, or how they will be in the

future. A fact claim is not a fact; it
only claims to be a fact.
 PROOF REQUIRES:
o 1.) Sufficient and Appropriate Grounds
o 2.) Reliable Authority
o 3.) Recent Data Accurate, Typical Data
o 4.) Clearly defined terms - No loaded language
o 5.) A clear distinction between fact and
inference.
  Value claims about morality
express judgments about the
CLAIMS OF rightness or wrongness of

VALUE
conduct or belief.

 Express approval or disapproval,

attempting to prove that some action
 PROOF REQUIRES:
1. 1.) Establishing standards of evaluation
2. 2.) Note the priority of the value in the instance.
3. 3.) Establish the advantage of your standards. (practical
or moral)
4. 4.) Use examples to clarify abstract values
5. 5.) Use credible authorities for support.
  Is an essay consisting of an
argument that certain
conditions should exist. These
CLAIMS OF essays advocate adoption of
POLICY policies or courses of action
because problems have arisen
that call for a solution.
 PROOF REQUIRES
1.)Making proposed action clear
2.) Needs justification
3.) Plan must be workable
4.) Consider opposition