Apology vs Crito

You can see two different styles of speech that Socrates uses in the “Apology” and the “Crito”. In the “Apology “, Socrates was defending himself and trying to prove his innocence. In the “Crito “, Socrates was telling his beliefs in the whole truth. You will see that he speaks differently on one occasion than he did in another. In the “Apology”, Socrates was using rhetoric and trying to persuade the people that he was innocent. He …showed first 75 words of 267 total…

…showed last 75 words of 267 total…go with him. He says and implies that if he is killed, then it will be for the better because his followers and other people may stand up to the government and follow in his ways. In both the “Crito” and “Apology” he switched styles, from defensive and rhetorical to very truthful and meaningful. In one way he himself could’ve even been considered a rhetorician because of the way he adapted to his eviroment.