Read the short passage below. Determine whether the thesis is explicit or implicit, then choose the best explanation of why this
is true. “Hamilton,” the big winner of the 2015-16 Broadway season, has done more for the promotion of theater in this generation than any other because of its multicultural casting, parallel political themes, and contemporary rap music in its score.
a.This is an explicit thesis because it lists examples.
b.This is an explicit thesis because it directly tells us what we are about to read and gives an assertion about it.
c.This is an implicit thesis because the reader can infer that the author loved the play and is promoting it.
The statement or theory put forward by the writer is both clear and direct with <em>supporting text,</em> which signifies an explicit thesis. Hence, <em>option B is correct</em> .
Explict thesis are lucid, they give a direct statement which establishes the topic or theory to be discussed or debated <em>while</em> implicitthesis usually have no direct defining statement and are mostly <em>inferred from the text.</em>
Also, the exercept supports its theory with proofs or assertions which is also a major characteristic of explicit thesis.
Therefore, the thesis stated is explicit as <em>directly establishes the topic</em> and supports it with assertions.
