Socrates’ Influence in my Writing

It is not necessarily in philosophy that someone needs a Socrates. A writer who has knowledge about what Socrates teaches will know that he has to organize his thoughts in a presentable way, particularly his reasoning. Hence, a writer has to develop the habit of asking higher-level questions, like how, why, wherefore, and not only what – on the topic that we writes about.

Those who have read about Socrates are fortunate enough to learn the requirements for fine writing and the discipline involved. There are important points one has to internalize like the need to influence readership. Herein come the terms ethos, pathos, and logos. The first refers to convincing by the character of the writer; the second, to appealing to readers’ emotions, and the last to persuading by reasoning.