Eva Arce
Analysis
Plato The Phaedo
Socrates
Appeals
Logical – examples
Ethical
- common
value for
Athens
- teacher,
respected in
community
Serious
Calm
Rational
Persuasion
Cause/Effect
Rhetorical Questions – lead audience to
conclusion
Pro
Athens
Assertion:
Citizens have a social
contract with their society
Claims:
 Live in Athens
(society), abide
by its laws
 Knowing the
laws, a citizen
who breaks them
should deal with
the consequences
Analogy – show he’s made the right
decision coach:gymnast::reason:action
Athenian laws:Socrates::parents:children
Metaphor – must keep it healthy to
survive. Body=society
Personification – laws have the right to
direct and discipline. Athenian laws
speaking/guiding with rhetorical questions
Crito
His Disciples
399 BC
Athens, Greece
In jail (for corrupting the
youth and undermining
traditional morality)
Social contract with
Athens (obligation to
the state)