Matthew+D

The explicit argument is that people need to be responsible with their environment. However, the implicit argument is shown by the picture. It depicts a burnt match with a leaf underneath it. The implicit argument is not different than the explicit argument, however it has the difference of appealing to pathos and ethos instead of logos. The image invokes within a person a greater sense of duty to protect their environment and be responsible as well as specifying what the arguer wants the reader to be responsible about. The burnt match clearly shows the arguer wants the reader to be responsible when dealing with fire instead of the broader idea of environment protection. The simplicity of the image may also be interpreted as an analogy for the simplicity in which forest fires are started. Just a simple match landing on a single leaf is enough to create a great disaster.