Crito urges upon socrates for making his escape

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1. List at least seven reasons Crito urges upon Socrates for making his escape.

2. (Using the answer from #1) State the rebuttal offered by the laws. Who is more persuasive -- Crito or the laws?

(These are opinionated, let me hear YOUR opinion so I can get some perspective on this. Thanks.)

3. Socrates belives that acts of injustice cannot be wrong simply because the gods disapprove of them. There must be something about suh acts themselves, he claims, that makes them wrong. If you agree, try to say what that is, if you disagree, argue for that conclusion.

4. Imagine that you are a member of the Athenian jury hearing the case of Socrates. How would you vote? WHY?

5. Should Socrates have accepted Crito's offer to escape? Construct a logos that supports your answer.

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