Product description
The second edition of "Winning Arguments" by Madsen Pirie is a witty and infectious guide to using and abusing logic in order to win arguments. Pirie provides the complete guide to triumphing in altercations ranging from the everyday to the downright serious. The book includes new chapters on how to win arguments in writing, in the pub, with a friend, on Facebook, and in 140 characters on Twitter.
Pirie identifies with devastating examples all the most common fallacies popularly used in argument. He shows how to simultaneously strengthen your own thinking and identify the weaknesses in other people's arguments. The book also shows how to be deliberately illogical and get away with it.
The book is recommended to be read only as a gift if the recipient can be trusted. The publisher warns that the book is dangerous in the wrong hands and recommends that it be kept out of the hands of others.
In the new chapters on how to win arguments in writing, in the pub, with a friend, on Facebook, and in 140 characters on Twitter, Pirie provides the complete guide to triumphing in altercations ranging from the everyday to the downright serious. The book shows how to be more effective in writing and communicating in various settings, including in the pub and with friends.
The book also shows how to be more effective in communicating online, including on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Pirie shows how to be more effective in using social media platforms to win arguments and how to be more effective in using social media platforms