Question

To be "in charge " is certainly not only to carry out the proper measures Yourself but to see that everyone else does so too; to see that no one either willfully or ignorantly thwarts or prevents such measures. it is neither to do everything Yourself nor to appoint a number of people to each duty, but to ensure each does that duty to which he is appointed

is the passage an argument or explanation

Answer 1

An argument in simple term refers to a form of opposition or defending others towards their conversation whereas explanation refers to going together with the opponents towards a conclusion

Here the passage describes about ths role or responsibilities of an incharge to oversee that all works are carried out without any problems with a minimal number of staffs and ensuring that there is no necessity for increase in staff number fir each specific task rather to train the skills in the staffs present .Hence this is an explanation passage.