Plato's logical strategy in the Allegory of the Cave is that of deductive reasoning. Plato uses a cave containing people bound by chains that tighten their necks and legs in such a way that they cannot turn around and behind them there is a fire that roars and casts shadows on the wall. Since the prisoners cannot turn their heads to see what the shadow casts, the only thing they can perceive are the shadows and the sounds that seem to come from them. This is what Plato claims in the allegory of the cave “For them, I said, the truth would literally be nothing but the shadows of images.” (Plato's Allegory of the Cave). Since these prisoners know nothing outside the cave, they ignore the "light" and are content to see the shadows before them. Plato describes what it would be like for a prisoner to be released and forced out of the cave into the light. Plato describes it as “blinding”. Once the freed prisoner becomes accustomed to the light outside the cave Socrates and Glaucon believe, within Plato's allegory, that the prisoner would not want to return to the darkness from which he had “ascended”. Once the prisoner had become accustomed to the light Socrates said: "I mean that they remain in the upper world: but this must not be permitted, they must be made to descend again among the prisoners into the pit, and partake of their labors and their honors ". , whether they are worth having or not." (Plato's Allegory of the Cave) This is where Plato begins to talk about the topic of leadership. Although Plato uses some elements of cause and effect in his allegory, such as “Where as if they went to the administration of public affairs, poor and hungry for their own private advantage, thinking that therefore...... middle of paper.. ....and in turn they can educate others. By educating others they act as leaders and will most likely be selected to lead their state with these virtues and philosophy. Conclusion, Plato's deductive reasoning and strong analogies such as how an ignorant individual is like that of a chained individual like that only know the perceived reality: this is what makes Plato's allegory persuasive and rather rhetorical. Plato's argument about what qualities are needed to be a leader and lead a state is quite lucid. Overall his reasoning and argument simultaneously express his conclusion that for a society to be truly “rich” it is necessary to have “virtue” and “wisdom”. This is why Plato's deductive reasoning proves valid and persuasive in his rhetorical allegory. Works Cited"The Allegory of the Cave" Paragraphs by Plato 1-10