Oedipus Characters
this character sleeps with her son
Jocasta
at the beginning of the play, what condition is Thebes in?
Bad shape, plague, terrible
Attacking a person, rather than their argument
Ad Hominem
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Logos is
Logic
this character blinds himself
Oedipus
What does Oedipus have to do to help Thebes
find who killed Laius
Arguing something is better because it's more popular
Ad Populum
loud and opinionated people in a democratic system
cacophonous democracy
Another word for pride
Hubris
this character is the brother of Jocasta
Creon
Oedipus prophecy states he will
sleep with his mother and kill his father
Distracting from the actual argument
Red Herring
having a political reason for doing something
political agenda
Who is willfully blind in Oedipus
this character is the blind prophet
Tiresias
Who becomes ruler of Thebes once Oedipus is banished
Creon
arguing that because of one event will lead to a chain of events leading to one big terrible event
Slippery Slope
having little information
ill-informed
Name of Oedipus' daughters
Antigone, and Ismene
the character serves to further the story
The Chorus
Why does Oedipus want from Creon in the end?
He wants to be banished and for Creon to protect his daughters
The job started terribly, so I will have a miserable time working at this job and all jobs
Hasty Generalization
a danger to the democratic process
threat to democracy
The 5 C's of Critical Consumption
Context, credibility, construction, corroboration and compare