Balance is particularly important when reporting the background of civil wars and conflicts. Facts must not be delibe...

bcross May 27, 2020

Explicit vs implicit main points

Is the main point of this question more implicit than stated directly in the paragraph? Is there a strategy to determine when the main point isn’t explicit?

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shunhe May 27, 2020

Hi @bcross,

Thanks for the question! So in this passage, we can tell that the author is essentially building an argument to support the point that balanced reporting has to take into consideration objectivity as well as fairness and justice, which is what (B) tells us. We can see this essentially stated in the third sentence, so while there is certainly some rephrasing going on, I wouldn’t say that the main point is “implicit.” Generally speaking, the main point will either be directly stated, or a paraphrase of something already written, as opposed to something you’ll have to infer. Just make sure you keep in mind which statements are being supported by others, as the ones that will be supported by others but not support others are going to be your conclusion, which is often very closely related to, if not a rewording of, the main point.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.