How to Win an Argument

by Michael A. Gilbert

Defining an argument as any disagreement from the most polite discussion to a barroom brawl, a philosophy professor offers specific rules to follow and pitfalls to avoid in successfully defending an opinion

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

153 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1978

About the author

Dr. Michael A. Gilbert is Professor of Philosophy at York University in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Coalescent Argumentation (1979), as well as two novels and numerous scholarly articles.

Reviews

[Kenny Guzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw an interview where 2pac mentioned this book, I was all over it since then

[Nick Pierce · Rating 3 out of 5]

An amusing introduction into logical fallacies, presented in the vernacular and hot button issues of the time (1978). Some wildly offensive stuff in here, so buyer be warned, but I actually think it's an interesting presentation and could be updated to assist with argument (& information) literacy for a wide audience.

[Theo Kokonas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent book. It goes through the bare basics of an argument, and the typical tricks that people play when arguing.
The book is very logically and appropriately laid out. I found it a bit challenging because picking apart conversations to their bare components is not something that comes naturally to me. I borrowed from the library however I'm definitely going to buy it because it's one of those books that explains really useful life skills.

[Douglas Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent.

[Michiru · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok, sam nic prevec presenetljivega

[Lennart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has some good basics. Summary: listen to what people say.

[Erik]

Listed by Patrick Madrid in the Reading Plan of Search and Rescue in Phase 1 (Preliminary).