Socrates' apparently dialectical elenchus turns out to be more of a sophistic exercise with the foregone false conclusion that only a charioteer (having the techne of chariot racing) would understand what Homer says about chariot racing. Not only are there several obvious flaws in the construction of the argument, but the very idea that it is Homer rather than Nestor speaking is also concerning, but probably deliberate, given the care Socrates earlier took in making sure the rhapsode knew who spoke the lines and to whom. Of course Io would know this too, but with these names fresh in his memory, he should have objected to the assumption that it is Homer rather than Nestor whose words need to be understood.
