On the other hand, if it were true that only one man was the source of corruption in a city, the youth would flourish, as the probability of being positively influenced outweighs the likelihood of being negatively influenced by a landslide. However, because the prosecution claimed that the defendant proved to be a negative influence on Athenian youth, he indirectly admitted that the youth as a whole at the time was corrupted enough to take the defendant to trial. However, this proved inconsistent with the established beliefs that both good and bad people affect those closest to them and that all of Athens, save the defendant, was a positive influence on the youth. The defendant then stated that because the accuser failed to acknowledge this phenomena from the start, he truly does not care for the
On the other hand, if it were true that only one man was the source of corruption in a city, the youth would flourish, as the probability of being positively influenced outweighs the likelihood of being negatively influenced by a landslide. However, because the prosecution claimed that the defendant proved to be a negative influence on Athenian youth, he indirectly admitted that the youth as a whole at the time was corrupted enough to take the defendant to trial. However, this proved inconsistent with the established beliefs that both good and bad people affect those closest to them and that all of Athens, save the defendant, was a positive influence on the youth. The defendant then stated that because the accuser failed to acknowledge this phenomena from the start, he truly does not care for the