Socrates actually refused to teach the art of "making the weaker argument defeat the stronger". But in The Clouds, Aristophanes shows him teaching how to win any case at all". Why were the powers of persuasion considered potentially dangerous in democratic Athens? Why should Aristophanes choose to represent Socrates in this way

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Socrates actually refused to teach the art of "making the weaker argument defeat the stronger". But in The Clouds, Aristophanes shows him teaching how to win any case at all". Why were the powers of persuasion considered potentially dangerous in democratic Athens? Why should Aristophanes choose to represent Socrates in this way

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Johnathon · Answer 1

Answer: Socrates actually refused to teach the art of "making the weaker argument ... But in The Clouds, Aristophanes shows him teaching how "to win any case at all ... the powers of persuasion considered potentially dangerous in democratic Athens? ... How do the arguments of Plato's Socrates compare to those of Aristophanes' ...

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Camron Cabrera · Answer 2

Socrates actually refused to teach the art of "making the weaker argument ... But in The Clouds, Aristophanes shows him teaching how "to win any case at all ... the powers of persuasion considered potentially dangerous in democratic Athens? ... How do the arguments of Plato's Socrates compare to those of Aristophanes' ...