Crito—49-51 – Argument
1. Man ought never act unjustly—A, 49a4
2. To repay injustice with injustice is unjust—1, b10
3. To repay injustice with injustice ought not be done—1,2, b10
4. [To do harm is the same thing as doing evil]—A
5. To do evil is unjust—A, c2
6. To repay evil with evil is unjust—5, c4-5
7. To repay evil with evil ought not to be done—1,3,6, c10
8. [Suffering is an evil and or an injustice]—A
9. Suffering does not permit us to do evil or to act unjustly—3,7,8, c11
10. A man must carry out just agreements—A, e5
11. A state to survive requires that laws have force and apply
in all cases—A, 50b 3
12. Individual exceptions to the laws mean that the laws do not apply in all cases—F, b5
13. Individual exceptions to the laws undermine and harm the state—11,12, b5
14. Each individual makes an agreement with the state to abide by its judgments—A, c4
15. This agreement is a just mutual transaction with give and take—A, d-e
16. To retaliate against the state is to harm the state—F, 51a
17. To retaliate against the state is to do evil to the state—4,16
18. To do evil to the state even when the state does evil to you ought not to be done—7,9,17, 51a2
19. Retaliating against the state should not be done—17, 18
20. To seek individual exceptions to the law should not be done—4,13,18
21. To not abide by the judgments of the state is to break a just agreement—14-15
22. Man ought not fail to abide by the judgments of the state—14, 15, 21
23. Man has an obligation to abide by the judgments of the state and not to seek individual exceptions to the law—20-22
This assignment should follow this order to be successful:
1. Conclusion
2. Create outline
3. Choose 2 premisses
4. Brainstorming sheet’s pros and cons for the 2 premisses
5. Choose pro or con stance
6. Construct essay.
I choose pro stance.
