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When Socrates says in Apology 17a-b that he is not an accomplished speaker, he is
{ 1 } - showing that he does not care about persuading the jury.
{ 2 } - proving he is not a rhetorician.
{ 3 } - not speaking ironically.
{ 4 } - emphasizing his view that telling the truth is more important than rhetoric.
{ 5 } - lying.
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When Socrates says in Apology 17a-b that he is not an accomplished speaker, he is
{ 1 } - showing that he does not care about persuading the jury.
{ 2 } - proving he is not a rhetorician.
{ 3 } - not speaking ironically.
{ 4 } - emphasizing his view that telling the truth is more important than rhetoric.
{ 5 } - lying.
On the contrary, he uses irony to help him to persuade the jury.
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When Socrates says in Apology 17a-b that he is not an accomplished speaker, he is
{ 1 } - showing that he does not care about persuading the jury.
{ 2 } - proving he is not a rhetorician.
{ 3 } - not speaking ironically.
{ 4 } - emphasizing his view that telling the truth is more important than rhetoric.
{ 5 } - lying.
On the contrary, irony is a rhetorical device.
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When Socrates says in Apology 17a-b that he is not an accomplished speaker, he is
{ 1 } - showing that he does not care about persuading the jury.
{ 2 } - proving he is not a rhetorician.
{ 3 } - not speaking ironically.
{ 4 } - emphasizing his view that telling the truth is more important than rhetoric.
{ 5 } - lying.
He is speaking ironically, for he is obviously an accomplished speaker.
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When Socrates says in Apology 17a-b that he is not an accomplished speaker, he is
{ 1 } - showing that he does not care about persuading the jury.
{ 2 } - proving he is not a rhetorician.
{ 3 } - not speaking ironically.
{ 4 } - emphasizing his view that telling the truth is more important than rhetoric.
{ 5 } - lying.
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When Socrates says in Apology 17a-b that he is not an accomplished speaker, he is
{ 1 } - showing that he does not care about persuading the jury.
{ 2 } - proving he is not a rhetorician.
{ 3 } - not speaking ironically.
{ 4 } - emphasizing his view that telling the truth is more important than rhetoric.
{ 5 } - lying.
To mean the opposite of one's literal statement is not always lying.
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