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How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
Marcus Tullio Cicero
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Description for How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPL; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 123 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
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 floundering or failing as a result--we'd win more arguments if we learned the timeless art of verbal persuasion, rhetoric. How to Win an Argument gathers the rhetorical wisdom of Cicero, ancient Rome's greatest orator, 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 ... Read more
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 floundering or failing as a result--we'd win more arguments if we learned the timeless art of verbal persuasion, rhetoric. How to Win an Argument gathers the rhetorical wisdom of Cicero, ancient Rome's greatest orator, 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164335
SKU
9780691164335
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About Marcus Tullio Cicero
James M. May is professor of classics, the Kenneth O. Bjork Distinguished Professor, and former provost and dean at St. Olaf College. An award-winning teacher, he is a widely recognized expert on Cicero and classical rhetoric and has written and edited many books on these topics. He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.
Reviews for How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
Drawing on his extensive experience as a scholar and teacher of classical rhetoric, May (classics, St. Olaf College) brings together excerpts from Cicero's extensive contribution to rhetorical theory and practice to examine the theme 'how to win an argument.' One cannot find a better guide than Cicero... A delightful and accessible foray into an enduring, relevant art.
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