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💬 Argument Development

How to take a raw thesis and build it into a fully realized, well-supported argument that withstands scrutiny.
A Rulebook for Arguments
by Anthony Weston • 1986
The rules to make every argument you write or speak stronger, clearer, and harder to refute.
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3k+
🧠 Critical Thinking📘 Argumentation Guides🧩 Informal Logic🧱 Argument Structure✍️ Writing Skills
A Rulebook for Arguments Summary
A Rulebook for Arguments 91%
The rules to make every argument you write or speak stronger, clearer, and harder to refute.
by Anthony Weston 1986
3.82
3k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking📘 Argumentation Guides🧩 Informal Logic🧱 Argument Structure✍️ Writing Skills
Good Arguments
by Bo Seo • 2022
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
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2k+
🗣️ Argumentation🤝 Civil Discourse🎯 Persuasion🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🕊️ Conflict Resolution
Good Arguments Summary
Good Arguments 90%
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
by Bo Seo 2022
3.66
2k+ ratings
🗣️ Argumentation🤝 Civil Discourse🎯 Persuasion🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🕊️ Conflict Resolution
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
by T. Edward Damer • 1980
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
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208
🧠 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Argument Evaluation💬 Rational Discourse🎯 Intellectual Honesty
Attacking Faulty Reasoning Summary
Attacking Faulty Reasoning 90%
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
by T. Edward Damer 1980
3.99
208 ratings
🧠 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Argument Evaluation💬 Rational Discourse🎯 Intellectual Honesty
Critical Thinking
by Tracy Bowell • 2001
Map an argument's structure, test its logic, and know when rhetoric is doing the work.
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249
🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔗 Deductive Reasoning🎯 Rhetorical Analysis
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 90%
Map an argument's structure, test its logic, and know when rhetoric is doing the work.
by Tracy Bowell 2001
3.82
249 ratings
🔍 Argument Analysis🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔗 Deductive Reasoning🎯 Rhetorical Analysis
Objective Communication
by Leonard Peikoff • 1980
Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.
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🧠 Objectivism✍️ Clear Writing🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Argumentation👥 Audience Awareness
Objective Communication Summary
Objective Communication 90%
Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.
by Leonard Peikoff 1980
4.22
74 ratings
🧠 Objectivism✍️ Clear Writing🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Argumentation👥 Audience Awareness
Socratic Logic
by Peter Kreeft • 2003
Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.
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468
🧠 Critical Thinking🏛️ Classical Education💬 Argumentation🚫 Logical Fallacies❓ Socratic Method
Socratic Logic Summary
Socratic Logic 90%
Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.
by Peter Kreeft 2003
4.31
468 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🏛️ Classical Education💬 Argumentation🚫 Logical Fallacies❓ Socratic Method
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
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📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation💡 Critical Thinking✍️ Writing Process
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 90%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation💡 Critical Thinking✍️ Writing Process
Think Again
by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong • 2018
Turn arguments from fights into tools: spot the fallacies, build sound cases, refute with civility.
3.34
603
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Informal Logic🪞 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies🗣️ Argumentation
Think Again Summary
Think Again 89%
Turn arguments from fights into tools: spot the fallacies, build sound cases, refute with civility.
by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 2018
3.34
603 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Informal Logic🪞 Cognitive Biases⚠️ Logical Fallacies🗣️ Argumentation
How to Win Every Argument
by Madsen Pirie • 2006
The fallacies that win arguments: how to use them, spot them, and never get tripped again.
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1k+
🧠 Logical Fallacies🤔 Critical Thinking🗣️ Debate Tactics🎯 Persuasion🔍 Cognitive Biases
How to Win Every Argument Summary
How to Win Every Argument 89%
The fallacies that win arguments: how to use them, spot them, and never get tripped again.
by Madsen Pirie 2006
3.50
1k+ ratings
🧠 Logical Fallacies🤔 Critical Thinking🗣️ Debate Tactics🎯 Persuasion🔍 Cognitive Biases
They Say / I Say
by Gerald Graff • 2006
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
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📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure📎 Source Integration🗣️ Rhetorical Strategies
They Say / I Say Summary
They Say / I Say 89%
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
by Gerald Graff 2006
3.77
6k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure📎 Source Integration🗣️ Rhetorical Strategies
The Art of Always Being Right
by A.C. Grayling • 2012
Thirty-eight dirty tricks that win arguments. Learn to spot them, or learn to use them.
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🗣️ Debate Tactics❌ Argument Fallacies🧠 Intellectual Honesty🔄 Motivated Reasoning🛡️ Verbal Self-Defense
The Art of Always Being Right Summary
The Art of Always Being Right 89%
Thirty-eight dirty tricks that win arguments. Learn to spot them, or learn to use them.
by A.C. Grayling 2012
3.44
205 ratings
🗣️ Debate Tactics❌ Argument Fallacies🧠 Intellectual Honesty🔄 Motivated Reasoning🛡️ Verbal Self-Defense
The Tools of Argument
by Joel P. Trachtman • 2013
From framing the facts to exploiting the rules: the lawyer's toolkit for winning any argument.
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🏛️ Legal Reasoning💬 Argumentation📜 Textual Interpretation🧠 Persuasion And Rhetoric📏 Procedural Tactics
The Tools of Argument Summary
The Tools of Argument 89%
From framing the facts to exploiting the rules: the lawyer's toolkit for winning any argument.
by Joel P. Trachtman 2013
3.97
949 ratings
🏛️ Legal Reasoning💬 Argumentation📜 Textual Interpretation🧠 Persuasion And Rhetoric📏 Procedural Tactics
Mastering Logical Fallacies
by Michael Withey • 2016
The patterns behind every bad argument you have ever lost to, named and disarmed.
3.69
775
💡 Critical Thinking🔍 Logical Fallacies🧩 Cognitive Biases🎤 Debate Skills🛡️ Persuasion Resistance
Mastering Logical Fallacies Summary
Mastering Logical Fallacies 89%
The patterns behind every bad argument you have ever lost to, named and disarmed.
by Michael Withey 2016
3.69
775 ratings
💡 Critical Thinking🔍 Logical Fallacies🧩 Cognitive Biases🎤 Debate Skills🛡️ Persuasion Resistance
Critical Thinking
by Sharon Kaye • 2009
Spot bad arguments, build sound ones: a beginner's course in the logic most people skip.
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110
🧠 Critical Thinking🗣️ Argumentation🔍 Informal Fallacies🧩 Practical Reasoning🌱 New To Philosophy
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 89%
Spot bad arguments, build sound ones: a beginner's course in the logic most people skip.
by Sharon Kaye 2009
3.65
110 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🗣️ Argumentation🔍 Informal Fallacies🧩 Practical Reasoning🌱 New To Philosophy
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself
by Robin Reames • 2024
Facts crumble when denied. Metaphors run our politics. Ancient rhetoric knew both, and we forgot.
3.93
244
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📺 Media Criticism📰 Post-Truth⚖️ Political Polarization💬 Metaphor And Language
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself Summary
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself 89%
Facts crumble when denied. Metaphors run our politics. Ancient rhetoric knew both, and we forgot.
by Robin Reames 2024
3.93
244 ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📺 Media Criticism📰 Post-Truth⚖️ Political Polarization💬 Metaphor And Language
Being Logical
by D.Q. McInerny • 2004
Spot fallacies, build arguments, and keep your own mind honest: logic for everyday life.
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2k+
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies💬 Argumentation🏠 Everyday Logic🔍 Evidence Evaluation
Being Logical Summary
Being Logical 89%
Spot fallacies, build arguments, and keep your own mind honest: logic for everyday life.
by D.Q. McInerny 2004
3.75
2k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies💬 Argumentation🏠 Everyday Logic🔍 Evidence Evaluation
Logically Fallacious
by Bo Bennett • 2012
A catalog of 300+ reasoning errors, with techniques to catch them in everyday arguments.
3.85
613
🚩 Logical Fallacies🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Debate Skills📺 Media Literacy
Logically Fallacious Summary
Logically Fallacious 89%
A catalog of 300+ reasoning errors, with techniques to catch them in everyday arguments.
by Bo Bennett 2012
3.85
613 ratings
🚩 Logical Fallacies🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🗣️ Debate Skills📺 Media Literacy
The Art of Logic in an Illogical World
by Eugenia Cheng • 2018
Mathematical logic isn't about numbers. It's about untangling the arguments tearing us apart.
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🧮 Mathematical Thinking🔄 Systems Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Abstract Reasoning↔️ Polarization
The Art of Logic in an Illogical World Summary
The Art of Logic in an Illogical World 89%
Mathematical logic isn't about numbers. It's about untangling the arguments tearing us apart.
by Eugenia Cheng 2018
3.47
2k+ ratings
🧮 Mathematical Thinking🔄 Systems Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Abstract Reasoning↔️ Polarization
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student
by Edward P.J. Corbett • 1965
Five steps, three appeals, one ancient toolkit that still wins arguments and moves audiences.
4.18
430
📜 Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🗣️ Argumentation🎤 Public Speaking📖 Rhetorical Theory
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Summary
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student 89%
Five steps, three appeals, one ancient toolkit that still wins arguments and moves audiences.
by Edward P.J. Corbett 1965
4.18
430 ratings
📜 Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🗣️ Argumentation🎤 Public Speaking📖 Rhetorical Theory
The Elements of Rhetoric -- How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively
by Ryan N.S. Topping • 2016
Persuasion is a craft, not a gift: grammar, logic, and virtue beat charisma every time.
3.93
264
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Argumentation📝 Grammar And Clarity
The Elements of Rhetoric -- How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively Summary
The Elements of Rhetoric -- How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively 89%
Persuasion is a craft, not a gift: grammar, logic, and virtue beat charisma every time.
by Ryan N.S. Topping 2016
3.93
264 ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Argumentation📝 Grammar And Clarity
Introduction to Logic
by Irving M. Copi • 1953
How to spot a flawed argument: the logic toolkit from Aristotle to truth tables.
4.07
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🧮 Formal Logic🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies📋 Argument Analysis🔬 Scientific Methodology
Introduction to Logic Summary
Introduction to Logic 89%
How to spot a flawed argument: the logic toolkit from Aristotle to truth tables.
by Irving M. Copi 1953
4.07
919 ratings
🧮 Formal Logic🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies📋 Argument Analysis🔬 Scientific Methodology
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle
by Aristotle
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
4.00
2k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Literary Theory🏺 Greek Philosophy🗣️ Argumentation🗳️ Political Speech
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle Summary
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle 89%
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
by Aristotle
4.00
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Literary Theory🏺 Greek Philosophy🗣️ Argumentation🗳️ Political Speech
The Art of Logical Thinking
by William Walker Atkinson • 1909
Master the machinery of valid arguments and detect the logical flaws that fool most people.
3.42
117
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies🏛️ Classical Logic🔩 Mental Discipline🗣️ Argumentation
The Art of Logical Thinking Summary
The Art of Logical Thinking 89%
Master the machinery of valid arguments and detect the logical flaws that fool most people.
by William Walker Atkinson 1909
3.42
117 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies🏛️ Classical Logic🔩 Mental Discipline🗣️ Argumentation
How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition
by Robert Mayer • 2005
Win arguments without shouting: self-control, precise language, and psychological disarming.
3.38
226
🗣️ Argumentation🧲 Persuasion✍️ Rhetoric🤝 Negotiation Tactics🧘 Emotional Regulation
How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition Summary
How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition 89%
Win arguments without shouting: self-control, precise language, and psychological disarming.
by Robert Mayer 2005
3.38
226 ratings
🗣️ Argumentation🧲 Persuasion✍️ Rhetoric🤝 Negotiation Tactics🧘 Emotional Regulation
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
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✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing📖 Citation Guides🎓 Graduate Students
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 88%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing📖 Citation Guides🎓 Graduate Students
Thank You for Arguing
by Jay Heinrichs • 2007
Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.
3.56
7k+
🧠 Persuasion Techniques🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎭 Rhetorical Appeals🧱 Argument Structure✍️ Figures Of Speech
Thank You for Arguing Summary
Thank You for Arguing 88%
Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.
by Jay Heinrichs 2007
3.56
7k+ ratings
🧠 Persuasion Techniques🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎭 Rhetorical Appeals🧱 Argument Structure✍️ Figures Of Speech
Critical Thinking
by Tom Chatfield • 2017
Between a bad argument and a good decision sits one trainable skill most schools never teach.
4.07
230
🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Metacognition🔬 Scientific Reasoning
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 88%
Between a bad argument and a good decision sits one trainable skill most schools never teach.
by Tom Chatfield 2017
4.07
230 ratings
🧩 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Metacognition🔬 Scientific Reasoning
Asking the Right Questions
by M. Neil Browne • 1981
Spot weak arguments, hidden assumptions, and bad statistics: a guide to thinking for yourself.
3.97
2k+
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Argument Analysis⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧩 Cognitive Biases📊 Evidence Evaluation
Asking the Right Questions Summary
Asking the Right Questions 88%
Spot weak arguments, hidden assumptions, and bad statistics: a guide to thinking for yourself.
by M. Neil Browne 1981
3.97
2k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Argument Analysis⚠️ Logical Fallacies🧩 Cognitive Biases📊 Evidence Evaluation
Crimes Against Logic
by Jamie Whyte • 2004
Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.
3.67
2k+
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Spotting Fallacies🗣️ Public Discourse🤨 Skepticism📰 Media Criticism
Crimes Against Logic Summary
Crimes Against Logic 88%
Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.
by Jamie Whyte 2004
3.67
2k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Spotting Fallacies🗣️ Public Discourse🤨 Skepticism📰 Media Criticism
Words Like Loaded Pistols
by Sam Leith • 2011
Rhetoric built and toppled civilizations, and its ancient rules still run every ad you see.
3.75
2k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🔧 Rhetorical Devices🎤 Speechwriting🗣️ Argumentation📢 Public Speaking
Words Like Loaded Pistols Summary
Words Like Loaded Pistols 88%
Rhetoric built and toppled civilizations, and its ancient rules still run every ad you see.
by Sam Leith 2011
3.75
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🔧 Rhetorical Devices🎤 Speechwriting🗣️ Argumentation📢 Public Speaking
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars🔬 Philosophy Of Science📐 Formal Modeling
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 88%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars🔬 Philosophy Of Science📐 Formal Modeling
Persuasive Pro Life
by Trent Horn • 2014
One question cuts through the abortion debate. The tools to ask it persuasively, with kindness.
4.59
426
🕊️ Pro-Life Advocacy⚖️ Abortion Debate✝️ Catholic Apologetics🗣️ Argumentation💬 Difficult Conversations
Persuasive Pro Life Summary
Persuasive Pro Life 88%
One question cuts through the abortion debate. The tools to ask it persuasively, with kindness.
by Trent Horn 2014
4.59
426 ratings
🕊️ Pro-Life Advocacy⚖️ Abortion Debate✝️ Catholic Apologetics🗣️ Argumentation💬 Difficult Conversations
Come, Let Us Reason
by Norman L. Geisler • 1990
A Christian philosopher on why most arguments fail, and how to construct ones that hold.
4.02
194
🧮 Formal Logic🧠 Critical Thinking✝️ Christian Philosophy🚫 Logical Fallacies📊 Inductive Reasoning
Come, Let Us Reason Summary
Come, Let Us Reason 88%
A Christian philosopher on why most arguments fail, and how to construct ones that hold.
by Norman L. Geisler 1990
4.02
194 ratings
🧮 Formal Logic🧠 Critical Thinking✝️ Christian Philosophy🚫 Logical Fallacies📊 Inductive Reasoning
Win Every Argument
by Mehdi Hasan • 2023
A veteran interviewer's playbook for winning arguments, from the dinner table to live television.
4.06
4k+
🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Debate And Rhetoric🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎯 Persuasion Techniques📡 Political Communication
Win Every Argument Summary
Win Every Argument 88%
A veteran interviewer's playbook for winning arguments, from the dinner table to live television.
by Mehdi Hasan 2023
4.06
4k+ ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Debate And Rhetoric🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎯 Persuasion Techniques📡 Political Communication
How to Think About Weird Things
by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
3.97
633
🔬 Scientific Skepticism👻 Paranormal Claims🪤 Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases📚 Epistemology
How to Think About Weird Things Summary
How to Think About Weird Things 88%
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994
3.97
633 ratings
🔬 Scientific Skepticism👻 Paranormal Claims🪤 Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases📚 Epistemology
The Rhetoric of Reaction
by Albert O. Hirschman • 1991
Every reactionary argument against progress falls into one of three patterns.
4.02
532
🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔙 Reactionary Thought📜 Intellectual History🦋 Unintended Consequences🔍 Rhetorical Analysis
The Rhetoric of Reaction Summary
The Rhetoric of Reaction 88%
Every reactionary argument against progress falls into one of three patterns.
by Albert O. Hirschman 1991
4.02
532 ratings
🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔙 Reactionary Thought📜 Intellectual History🦋 Unintended Consequences🔍 Rhetorical Analysis
The Art of Rhetoric
by Aristotle
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
3.87
7k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Greek Philosophy🎙️ Modes Of Persuasion❤️ Emotional Appeals🧠 Logical Argument
The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric 88%
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
by Aristotle
3.87
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Greek Philosophy🎙️ Modes Of Persuasion❤️ Emotional Appeals🧠 Logical Argument
Spoilt Rotten
by dalrymple-theodore • 2010
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
3.96
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🏛️ Cultural Criticism🗣️ Political Polemics🔍 Rational Inquiry🎭 Victimhood Culture⚖️ Public Policy Critique
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten 88%
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
by dalrymple-theodore 2010
3.96
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🗣️ Political Polemics🔍 Rational Inquiry🎭 Victimhood Culture⚖️ Public Policy Critique
How to Have Impossible Conversations
by Peter Boghossian • 2019
Facts bounce off strongly held beliefs. The questioning method that works when evidence doesn't.
3.89
3k+
🗣️ Difficult Conversations🔄 Belief Change🔍 Applied Epistemology🧭 Moral Psychology🕊️ Intellectual Humility
How to Have Impossible Conversations Summary
How to Have Impossible Conversations 88%
Facts bounce off strongly held beliefs. The questioning method that works when evidence doesn't.
by Peter Boghossian 2019
3.89
3k+ ratings
🗣️ Difficult Conversations🔄 Belief Change🔍 Applied Epistemology🧭 Moral Psychology🕊️ Intellectual Humility
Irreligion
by John Allen Paulos • 2008
A mathematician audits the classic proofs for God and finds them full of logical holes.
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💭 Arguments For God🧩 Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Secular Ethics
Irreligion Summary
Irreligion 88%
A mathematician audits the classic proofs for God and finds them full of logical holes.
by John Allen Paulos 2008
3.66
2k+ ratings
💭 Arguments For God🧩 Logical Fallacies🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Secular Ethics
How to Win an Argument
by Marcus Tullius Cicero • 2016
Cicero's persuasion system: the lost art of drilling memory, logic, and delivery into instinct.
3.66
943
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Persuasion Techniques✍️ Speechwriting🏗️ Argument Structure
How to Win an Argument Summary
How to Win an Argument 88%
Cicero's persuasion system: the lost art of drilling memory, logic, and delivery into instinct.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2016
3.66
943 ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎤 Public Speaking🗣️ Persuasion Techniques✍️ Speechwriting🏗️ Argument Structure
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
by James Hoggan • 2016
Why arguing harder backfires, and the listening and framing skills that actually change minds.
3.69
230
🗣️ Public Discourse⚡ Polarization🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Moral Psychology🕊️ Nonviolent Communication
I'm Right and You're an Idiot Summary
I'm Right and You're an Idiot 88%
Why arguing harder backfires, and the listening and framing skills that actually change minds.
by James Hoggan 2016
3.69
230 ratings
🗣️ Public Discourse⚡ Polarization🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Moral Psychology🕊️ Nonviolent Communication
Doesn't Hurt to Ask
by Trey Gowdy • 2020
Stop making statements. Start asking questions: a prosecutor's toolkit for winning any argument.
4.16
2k+
🎯 Persuasion Techniques❓ Questioning Strategies🗣️ Rhetorical Strategy🏛️ Credibility Building⚖️ Legal Reasoning
Doesn't Hurt to Ask Summary
Doesn't Hurt to Ask 88%
Stop making statements. Start asking questions: a prosecutor's toolkit for winning any argument.
by Trey Gowdy 2020
4.16
2k+ ratings
🎯 Persuasion Techniques❓ Questioning Strategies🗣️ Rhetorical Strategy🏛️ Credibility Building⚖️ Legal Reasoning
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
by Ward Farnsworth • 2010
Why great prose works: the ancient rhetorical devices that power it, catalogued and made visible.
4.16
488
🧰 Rhetorical Devices🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Sentence Craft🔍 Close Reading🖋️ Prose Style
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Summary
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric 88%
Why great prose works: the ancient rhetorical devices that power it, catalogued and made visible.
by Ward Farnsworth 2010
4.16
488 ratings
🧰 Rhetorical Devices🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Sentence Craft🔍 Close Reading🖋️ Prose Style
Gunning for God
by John C. Lennox • 2011
Atheist arguments against God collapse under their own logic. A mathematician shows the math.
4.32
819
🔬 Science And Faith⚡ New Atheism Critique⚖️ Moral Argument🪦 Historical Resurrection🌑 Problem Of Evil
Gunning for God Summary
Gunning for God 88%
Atheist arguments against God collapse under their own logic. A mathematician shows the math.
by John C. Lennox 2011
4.32
819 ratings
🔬 Science And Faith⚡ New Atheism Critique⚖️ Moral Argument🪦 Historical Resurrection🌑 Problem Of Evil
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass
by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
3.58
270
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Fallacy Spotting📊 Evidence Evaluation🗣️ Informal Logic❓ Socratic Method
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 88%
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007
3.58
270 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Fallacy Spotting📊 Evidence Evaluation🗣️ Informal Logic❓ Socratic Method
On Speaking Well
by Peggy Noonan • 1998
A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.
3.89
642
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting💬 Authentic Speaking📝 Plain Language👥 Audience Engagement
On Speaking Well Summary
On Speaking Well 88%
A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.
by Peggy Noonan 1998
3.89
642 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting💬 Authentic Speaking📝 Plain Language👥 Audience Engagement
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
🔍 Propaganda Studies🗳️ Political Language💬 Philosophy Of Language⚖️ Epistemic Injustice🧠 Ideology Critique
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 88%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
🔍 Propaganda Studies🗳️ Political Language💬 Philosophy Of Language⚖️ Epistemic Injustice🧠 Ideology Critique
Making Your Case
by Bryan A. Garner • 2007
A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.
4.10
2k+
⚖️ Legal Persuasion🏛️ Appellate Advocacy🗣️ Oral Argument✍️ Legal Writing🗒️ Plain Language
Making Your Case Summary
Making Your Case 87%
A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.
by Bryan A. Garner 2007
4.10
2k+ ratings
⚖️ Legal Persuasion🏛️ Appellate Advocacy🗣️ Oral Argument✍️ Legal Writing🗒️ Plain Language
Elements of Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2018
Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.
3.99
109
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Reasoning🚫 Fallacy Detection🔍 Skepticism📖 Active Reading
Elements of Critical Thinking Summary
Elements of Critical Thinking 87%
Your mind skips evidence, invents stories, and trusts charming liars. A guide for rigorous thinking.
by Albert Rutherford 2018
3.99
109 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Reasoning🚫 Fallacy Detection🔍 Skepticism📖 Active Reading
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