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In the Apology Socrates was on trial because he was accused of mainly three different things. He was accused of being an atheist, corrupting the youth and being a false teacher. The Apology starts off by Socrates defending himself from the people of the city because they say he is an accomplished speaker who makes them believe what he speaks. Socrates defense to that is that even though he is an orator, which is a person who speaks in public, he is not an especially good public speaker. Socrates also states that since he is elderly and at the age of seventy and does not know how to speak in the court of law do not get offend by it. He states that there is many false accusations against him and those that accuse him of these deeds don’t come forward with supporting information but instead stay hidden in the darkness. Socrates then goes on by giving examples of others just like him like Georgia of Leontini, Prodicus of Ceos, and Hippias of Elis who are able to teach and persuade the young as they please, also charging them a fee. Accusers also say that Socrates has said he preaches above human wisdom. Which Socrates retorts back that he only posse’s human wisdom and those that say these things are trying to create sl