Question

anguage arts 12 lifetech academy ic sem analyzing the use of rhetoric, part 2read the excerpt from the republic by plato.but with the judge it is otherwise; since he governs mind by mind; he ought not therefore to have been trained among vicious minds, and to have associated with them from youth upwards, and to have gone through the whole calendar of crime, only in order that he may quickly infer the crimes of others as he might their bodily diseases from his own self-consciousness; the honourable mind which is to form a healthy judgment should have had no experience or contamination of evil habits when young. and this is the reason why in youth good men often appear to be simple, and are easily practised upon by the dishonest, because they have no examples of what evil is in their own souls.what is the speakers claim?judges need to betaught to be as kindand fair as possible.making legaljudgments is similarto treating bodilydiseases.people learn aboutthe world by howthey are exposed toit.young people needto worry that theymight become evil.

Explanation:

The excerpt focuses on how a judge should be trained: they should not be raised among vicious people, should only learn about crime to develop a healthy moral judgment, and should avoid exposure to evil habits in youth. This directly aligns with the claim that judges need to be taught to be kind and fair.

Answer:

Judges need to be taught to be as kind and fair as possible.