What kind of speech?
It is judicial since the speaker wishes the audience to pass judgement on a past action; yet its ultimate purpose is political, looking to the future, II: The Arguments: A. The character of the speaker: 1. In the introduction Socrates at once tries to establish his character with his audience. a. He shows his intelligence by his ironic wit in pretending that the other speakers have almost convinced him of his own guilt. b. He shows his good moral character by indicating that, although he is an old man, he was never before brought into court on any charge. c. He shows his good will by saving that he is amazed that the other speakers had warned the jury that he was a clever speaker, since his real difficulty is that he is too plain-spoken, and that they will forgive him if he, an old man, continues this habit of plain speech with them. 2. Throughout the rest of the speech Socrates is chiefly concerned, not with obtaining an acquittal, but with convincing them of the fact that he has alwa
