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In Socrates’ apology, he defends himself against all three accusations that have been put in front of him in the court of law; as he stands there accused, attempting to convince the jury of his innocence, Socrates uses his more than capable abilities to explain, step by step, that his is not guilty of any of these charges. In my opinion, Socrates accurately explains to the jury that he is not only innocent of these charges but a victim of his accuser for even bringing him into court. One of Socrates’ arguments is against his accusation about how he corrupts the young. The public feels as though Socrates, through his wisdom of things that are far past any normal mans wisdom at the time, has corrupted the young.
Socrates first starts his defense against his accusation of corrupting te young by saying to the jury, “If one asks them [the people that accuse him of corrupting the young] what he [Socrates] does and what he teaches to corrupt them, they are silent, as they do not......

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