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Plato's Republic: What is Justice?Grade 9rhetoric Stage

The City in Speech: Education of Guardians

The Text

What You'll Learn

1

Comprehension

Identifies the two divisions of traditional education as gymnastic for the body and music (including literature) for the soul

2

Cause & Consequence

Explains how stories in youth cause indelible character formation because the young cannot distinguish allegory from literal

3

Meaning

Takes an original position on the passage's argument about education, censorship, or divine representations

4

Defense

Steel-mans the counterargument (presents it in its strongest form)

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