Socrates Knowledge Vs True Opinion Analysis

Socrates was a Greek philosopher who challenged the thinking of many and taught away the ignorance of others. However, Socrates was too smart for his own good and eventually found himself imprisoned in Athens and on death row due to what he claims were false charges. Prior to his exile, Socrates partook in a particularly interesting situation where he taught an individual, his friend Meno, about the mysteries of life. Together the two talked about many things such as what is virtue, what is just, and how to come to know if something is true. Furthermore, in this conversation Socrates does a very good job in explaining to Meno that knowledge holds more value than true opinion. I agree with and believe that Socrates was correct in his assessment of knowledge vs. true opinion.
true opinion, one might say that knowledge is best for some situations and true opinion is best for others. However, Socrates states that knowledge is always better. Imagine that someone told you a car needed an engine to work and then you asked him or her, “why?” But the only response that person was able to give to you was “I don’t know, it just does.” Then someone else told you the same idea of a car requiring an engine except when this person was questioned as to why the engine was required, they responded, “An engine is needed to give the car the rotary force needed to drive the transmission which turns the wheels thus allowing one to drive the car”. This is the difference between a true opinion and knowledge