Complex sentence: Oratory was taught as an art form, used to please and to influence other people via excellent speech; nonetheless, the Sophists taught the pupil to seek "arête" in all endeavours, not solely in oratory.
Split into simpler sentences: Oratory was taught as an art form, used to please and to influence other people via excellent speech. Nonetheless, the Sophists taught the pupil to seek "arête" in all endeavours, not solely in oratory.