"Talent"

     This piece by Plato is a back and forth dialogue between Socrates and Ion (who may just be a figment of Plato's imagination... we're not really sure). Ion claims that he is very talented in reciting Homer, but no other poet. If anyone is to talk about any other poet but Homer, he finds it incredibly boring and cannot even follow. However he can recite any work by Homer beautifully.
     Of course, Socrates has a huge issue with this... surprise surprise. He makes the point that no one can be good at only one aspect of a field, especially this, because if he is good at speaking about the things Homer wrote then he is good at speaking about the things any other poet wrote because most poets write about the same thing. This, I believe, is quite a fallacy. For example, someone who bakes may not be good at cooking. They are skilled in the "food" area (just like Ion was skilled in the poetry area) but only in baking (like Ion was only good at Homer). I think perhaps Socrates picked arguments every once in a while...