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What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

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A master class in the art of persuasion, as taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill, newly revised and updated.

The time-tested secrets taught in this book include Cicero's three-step strategy for moving an audience to action and Honest Abe's Shameless Trick for lowering an audience's expectations. And it's also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians' use of code language to appeal to specific groups and an eye-opening assortment of persuasive tricks, including the Eddie Haskell Ploy, the Belushi Paradigm, Stalin's Timing Secret, and the Yoda Technique.

Whether you're an inveterate lover of language books or just want to win a lot more anger-free arguments on the page, at the podium, or over a beer, Thank You for Arguing is for you. Warm, witty, erudite, and truly enlightening, it teaches you not only how to recognize a paralipsis when you hear it but also how to wield the weapons of persuasion the next time you really, really want to get your own way.

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Kapernick example by author needs revision

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There is a lot of content and information in this book, I'll have to go back and listen to it again and hopefully absorb more from it. But it is entertaining and informative in the art of rhetoric, with several good examples.I would recommend it to anyone interested in rhetoric.

Worth A Listen

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Just like the author suggests, this should be required reading for anyone who considers themselves educated.

Required Reading

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This book is a lengthy lesson that shares many details, but does not stress them. There are some decent storytelling examples to support the lessons along the way.
I will probably need to read this again to absorb many of the lessons, and I as a person, probably won’t… unfortunately.

Respectable approach to sophists

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Heinrich offers great insight into different conversational methods, offers different approaches for conversations, and does a great job explaining how and why certain arguments do and don't work, as well as how some are better than others.

great book

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It when from rather interesting to really boring as it went on and I cannot follow all the jargon. I'd ditch the Latin and use layman's terms. Understanding how to use rhetoric to manipulate people and how to detect it is practical. I have no use for the Latin/jargon. The examples where sometimes ridiculous and felt more like thought experiments. Overall it was interesting but not very practical advise.

Started out great, got longwinded and boring.

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Definitely fun to listen to and learn from. This is a reward you want to take notes from, re read it and learn deeper from the second time around.

Rhetoric made fun

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Talk about bang for your buck. This is more for the serious study of rhetoric and communication. It’s dense with its own vernacular and glossary. This beast deserves a couple of reads (both book and audio) to grasp the sheer sum of content. Doing so would be a good investment into yourself.

Packed.

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Both we do without thinking, both we can do better with training. This one is a must for anyone.

Rhetoric like breathing.

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The book strongly leans toward one political view, making it clear that the author prefers a liberal perspective. This shows up in how arguments are presented, the examples used, and the overall tone of the book. Unfortunately, this can make the book less interesting for people who don't agree with this viewpoint.

Teaching the left how to argue with the right

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