... as ordinary as a swinging pocket watch, some individuals have the power to gain control of another person's mind by lulling them into a meditative state. The hypnotist is able to speak to the person's subconscious mind, directly bypassing their normal conscious thoughts and defenses, influencing them on their most ... for one party, "they bestow rewards on the litigant rather than truly judge" (68). Aristotle agrees with Plato's views as he restates "it is quite wrong to persuade men to evil," or even untruth (69). Today in modern society, rhetoric is no longer thought of ... the educat...

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... This close relationship allowed for the Sophists to impose their distaste of Socrates on their students. His dangerous freethinking and materi! al abandonment was not within the realm of control the Sophists had over Athenians. While Socrates saw that they were deceiving society and tailoring the truth to suit their political ... and the yearning for virtue; in fact it took nearly fifteen hundred years before anyone could follow up and expand on his works (Plato and Aristotle could grasp but not expand). To use Plato's parable, Socrates had brought the sun into the cave in order to show p...

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