Example Of Socrates Argument

This paper is going to talk about an argument between Socrates and the court in Apology about death being a blessing and not a punishment. Through critical analysis I have decided that Socrates indeed has not only a very good point but also a very well thought out argument against the court. I agree with Socrates and in this paper I will explain why by first showing what a good argument looks like, second by laying out the reconstructed form of Socrates argument, and third by analyzing and explaining whether each premise is false or true.
In order to have a good argument, the premises must strongly support the conclusion. It must have good inference. An example of an argument without a strong inference would look like this: Hayley doesn 't own any red clothing and when given the choice of getting a red or blue car she chose blue. Therefore, Hayley must hate the color red. As you can see although both premises are factual and true they do not give enough evidence or inference to conclude that Hayley hates the color red. Another condition that is needed for a good argument is that the stated premises be true or very plausible. So in the argument: The sky kinda looks purple and it hasn’t rained for a while. Hence it will rain. This is not a good argument because the first premise is opinionated and the second one is not plausible or factual to determine if it will rain or not. So concluding this paragraph in order for Socrates to have a good argument he must have good inference and good …show more content…
P2: Death or this nothingness is like a dreamless sleep.
P3: Dreamless sleep is described as more pleasant than life itself.
Unstated P2: Sleep is admired because many people 's lives are so hectic they do not get enough sleep.
P4: All eternity would be like a good night 's