For all intents and purposes, the way Socrates approaches dialectics makes his points very difficult to refute. In a comparable light, when interacting with Polo, Socrates does not tolerate Polo trying to counter his points. Every time he tries, Socrates himself retorts the argument without addressing Polo's argument and stating that they are actually moving away from Plato's dialectics. In dialect with Gorgias, Socrates states: "Well, perhaps I have done an absurd thing by not allowing you to make a long speech, while I myself have gone on just as long" (Plato 26). It is clear that Socrates is a hypocrite. He did not allow Gorgias to explain himself fully or even give him much of a chance. Adding insult to injury, Socrates states that rhetoric is flattery, then switches to enagae in rhetoric with himself when Calicles decides to stop responding.