Arguments

The picture on page 24, as well as the one on page 1, both exist to make an argument, though they differ in several important ways. For one thing, the picture on page 24 makes an explicit argument. What it is arguing is obvious at a glance. The photograph on page 1 however makes a much more implicit argument. It is up to the person looking at the photograph to infer the argument. With the picture of the can of food, the argument being made is fairly apparent. The photographer is suggesting that the consumers of in-organic food do not deserve to know the contents of the food. They do not back up this assertion in the photograph itself with any real evidence, simply playing on the emotions of the viewer. The photograph of the veterans does not itself present an argument outright. Rather it is simply a document. The implied argument however is that those who chose to go to war are honorable people. The picture of the can of food exists simply to make an argument. Therein lies the difference.