Not so much how to win arguments as (if one may demur) how to
debate - with lots of anecdotes and a few savvy tips from,
pertinently, the publisher of The National Review. Since rhetoric
is making a comeback, there may be people interested in learning
how to appeal to emotion, anger, or humor; not to mention how to
pose the ever-popular rhetorical question. But there's also much
to-do here about positioning: whether to speak first or last, how
to make sure that the question for debate is so-formulated that you
can win the argument or at least have it end in a draw. Some of the
more important techniques are also covered - including the place of
principle and facts in swaying an audience (when a principle is
involved, your choice is to prove the principle wrong or to prove
it inappliable to the situation under discussion). Rusher's
examples are drawn from the likes of Nixon-Buckley debates, SALT II
negotiations, and pre-WW II isolationist vs. interventionist
disputes - pretty rarefied stuff for the lay reader. The
presentation, however, is interesting and instructive without being
dense or smug. As an introduction to the finer points of debate,
the book acquits itself well. (Kirkus Reviews)
This entertaining work, sprinkled with illustrative real-life
anecdotes, is a comprehensive guide to the techniques, rhetorical
devices and principles of successful argumentation. The author, a
debater since age thirteen, has lectured widely. Publisher of the
National Review, Rusher is also a television commentator and
syndicated columnist. Originally published by Doubleday in 1981.
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