“Allegory of the Cave” is one of the most allusive, attention-seeking readings that the Norton Mix has to offer. Plato, one of the world’s most renowned philosopher, composed this oblique writing. Plato wrote this piece due to his observation of common folk act. Plato has this aching feeling that most people are stuck inside a metaphorical cave and are blinded to the truth of the world. By writing this, Plato hoped that people would realize how they are blinded and will transition to the open world. The author’s use of scare tactics, stacking the deck, and hasty generalization are effective and ineffective because they set the reader towards a certain way of thinking that both achieved and prevented people from seeing his point.
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For the most part, Plato was able to take advantage of the many techniques of rhetoric there are and manipulate the reader’s point-of-view through scare tactics, which is a form of Pathos. This was a smart move on Plato’s part because it made the reader feel a sense of despair and regret towards “the cave” and the people in it. Plato said in his writing, “here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move” (Plato 142-143). That quote appeals to the darker side of humanity creating a terrifying and repulsive feeling towards “the cave”. Plato also goes on to say, “I think I would rather suffer anything than entertain these false notions and live in this miserable manner” (Plato 145). What Plato is saying is that he would rather experience anything, even death, if it meant that he wouldn’t be locked away in “the cave”, which in return rubs off on the reader in a negative manner towards “the cave”. By using these scare tactics, the reader gains a sense of dread towards “the cave” and would try their hardest to leave or prevent entering
This article is about how people are hidden from the truth of the world. The most important detail in this …show more content…
For the most part, Plato was able to take advantage of the many techniques of rhetoric there are and manipulate the reader’s point-of-view through scare tactics, which is a form of Pathos. This was a smart move on Plato’s part because it made the reader feel a sense of despair and regret towards “the cave” and the people in it. Plato said in his writing, “here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move” (Plato 142-143). That quote appeals to the darker side of humanity creating a terrifying and repulsive feeling towards “the cave”. Plato also goes on to say, “I think I would rather suffer anything than entertain these false notions and live in this miserable manner” (Plato 145). What Plato is saying is that he would rather experience anything, even death, if it meant that he wouldn’t be locked away in “the cave”, which in return rubs off on the reader in a negative manner towards “the cave”. By using these scare tactics, the reader gains a sense of dread towards “the cave” and would try their hardest to leave or prevent entering