Well no one metaphor or allegory defines or helps explain one thing by it's self. (Especially when it comes to philosophers such as Plato). The easiest way to find the answer is putting it up against different items. While it does seem to describe education and the art of learning, we can also see that it also describes the attitude towards correction as well.
the abuse the majority can inflict on a minority if there are no checks and balances. Thoreau believed in constitutional guarantees of rights and a judicial system that would prevent the oppression of others by a majority.
1. Noncompliance
2. Fraud
3. Morality
4. Ethics
5. Integrity
6. Bias
I think those are right
Ok so I believe that skimming is just quickly reading through the passage to look for keywords through the text to get the general overview....but previewing is getting an idea of what the text is abt withought reading the main body of it. Hope this helps!