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    It is not the case that Socrates in the Meno concedes that right opinion sufficiently guides action, undermining the premise that conviction-strength maps onto epistemic or practical worth.

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    • 1.Socrates uses right opinion as temporary guidance only until knowledge is achieved, not as equally valid for wisdom or virtue.
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    • 2.The Meno's point is that right opinion needs tethering by knowledge; Socrates doesn't claim conviction-strength is irrelevant to worth.
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    • 3.Practical guidance and epistemic worth are distinct categories; right opinion succeeding at one doesn't undermine the other's importance.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Right opinion produces correct action without requiring knowledge, showing conviction-strength is irrelevant to practical success.
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    • 2.Socrates distinguishes knowledge from right opinion precisely to show weak conviction can guide action reliably.
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    • 3.If epistemic worth required strong conviction, virtuous action would depend on psychological intensity, not truth or correctness.
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