Plato On Epideixis: Hippias Minor

“Why on earth don’t you have anything to say, Socrates, after Hippias’ magnificent lecture [epideixis]? Don’t you find anything in his talk to praise, like the rest of us, or even to argue against, if there’s something you’re dissatisfied with? You needn’t worry: those who might have the best claim to an interest in philosophical discussion are on our own now.” – Plato. Hippias Minor 363a.