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Socrates’s method of questioning often incited resentment among those he engaged rather than spurring enlightenment. Renowned for deflating pretentious claims to knowledge, Socrates's approach, while intellectually sound, sometimes came off as arrogant, annoying, and disruptive. If one examines his trial, it becomes clear that his inability to gauge the jury’s sentiments played a critical role in his sentencing. His famous proposal of free meals for life as a reward for his service to the city was seen as a diatribe against the norms that ultimately contributed to his demise, highlighting a disconnect between his philosophical musings and the sensibilities of the Athenian judicial system.