his sons
Socrates mentions the oracle of Delphi, who declared him the wisest of all men, as evidence that he is better than the jurors. He explains that while the jurors may think they are wise, he alone is aware of his own ignorance, which makes him wiser than they are.
his sons
This proves he's not using his sons to generate sympathy.
Socrates mentions the Oracle of Delphi, who declared him the wisest of all men. He believes that his quest for knowledge and self-awareness puts him in a superior moral position compared to the jurors.
his father
He suggests that he is above using his sons for sympathy, as others have used their sons in their accusations.
To prove to the jurors that he is better than they because he is not using his sons to generate sympathy.
This proves he's not using his sons to generate sympathy
this proves that he's not using his sons to generate sympathy c; -apex- you're welcome
Socrates' aim is to sow confusion in the minds of the jurors about the validity of the charge of impiety which Euthyphro is prosecuting against him. In five definitions of impiety (offending the gods) which the discussions hang around, Socrates tries to get him tied up in knots and throw doubt on what the charge is about anyway. It is not a particularly clever approach - Socrates is using devious and dubious word plays to confuse Euthyphro. While this may have been well followed and received by the intelligent and well-educated young men to whom Socrates targeted to deliver his philosophical arguments, he was here trying to pass this off to 500 jurors who were selected randomly by lot from the common people - farmers, tradesmen and workers, who would have been bored stiff, and just waiting to get to the verdict. While this dialogue makes for an interesting display for anyone interested in how to twist and spin an argument, the unimpressed jurors condemned him to death.
The bailiff will take attendance of the jurors.
We are fresh out of qualified jurors in this county.
5 jurors