verbal tend to impress on the reader a more precise argument, whereas those that work more through the imagistic make a deep impression by implication. At one end of the spectrum, the main appeal is to the “mind” and logical faculties of the reader (though the emotions are stirred by the vision), whereas at the other end, the images are propelled to the imagination and the heart (with the verbal directors ensuring that the shots do not misfire). So then, one gets the sense of a sharp and salty polemic