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This paper aims at reflecting on some key elements in Discourse Analysis. Such a reflection focuses, at first, on the association of explicit and implicit elements taken from different statements. Further on, this analysis leads to the concept of interdisciplinarity as an inherent characteristic of Discourse Analysis. On the same token, the study makes an attempt to understand why some particular discursive strategies have been used in the statements under analysis in order to find out what type of capturing strategy is prevalent in a particular discourse genre, more specifically, the political discourse of two former presidents, one from Brazil and the other from France. Finally, this paper sets off to investigate the genre "Narrative of Life" as a way to examine whether such a genre, when supported by the politicians' voices observed in the study, can display an argumentative function. Finally, this paper aims at questioning some key elements in Discourse Analysis, considering the effects which can emerge from such a reflection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]