In the reading, Socrates says, "young men of the richer classes, who have not much to do, come about me of their own accord; they like to hear the pretenders examined, and they often imitate me, and examine others themselves; there are plenty of persons, as they soon enough discover, who think that they know something, but really know little or nothing: and then those who are examined by them instead of being angry with themselves are ..."

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Socrates suggests that those who are examined and found lacking in knowledge become angry with him, not with their own ignorance or anyone else, because he inspires the youth to question and examine them.

In the Reading, Socrates Says, "Young Men of the Richer