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How to Win an Argument

An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion

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How to Win an Argument

By: Marcus Tullius Cicero, James May
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinct - and often failing as a result - we'd win more arguments if we learned the timeless art of verbal persuasion, or rhetoric. How to Win an Argument gathers the rhetorical wisdom of Cicero from across his works and combines it with passages from his legal and political speeches to show his powerful techniques in action. The result is an enlightening and practical introduction to the secrets of persuasive speaking and writing - including strategies that are just as effective in today's offices, schools, courts, and political debates as they were in the Roman forum.

How to Win an Argument addresses proof based on rational argumentation, character, and emotion; the parts of speech; the plain, middle, and grand styles; how to persuade no matter what audience or circumstances you face; and more. Astonishingly relevant, this anthology of Cicero's rhetorical and oratorical wisdom will be enjoyed by anyone who ever needs to win arguments and influence people.

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Informative, entertaining and well delivered throughout. A great foundation to build knowledge of oratory.

Inspirational guidance

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Coming to this I confess knowing little about Cicero or rhetoric. Leaving it my interest and appreciation is huge. Really well presented, thought provoking throughout and brim full of context and facts. Well done

Informative, engaging and very well told. Highly recommend this

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I found the book totally engaging! To borrow some terminology from the book, the delivery was engaging, the structure of argument was informative, and the content was relevant.

Engaging, informative, and relevant

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Good but far too wordy and not at all modern in language for my likening

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