They particularly accused the sophists , including Gorgias and Isocrates , of this manipulation .
The trio saw rhetoric and poetry as tools that were too often used to manipulate others by appealing to emotion and omitting facts .
others particularly accused the sophists , including Gorgias and Isocrates , of this manipulation .
The trio saw rhetoric and poetry as tools that were too often used to manipulate others by appealing to emotion and omitting facts .