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🗣️ Rhetoric And Debate

Works exploring the art of structured argumentation, where logic meets performance and the ability to think on one's feet becomes a form of intellectual combat.
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
Win Every Argument Summary
Win Every Argument 92%
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
Words Like Loaded Pistols
by Sam Leith • 2011
Rhetoric built and toppled civilizations, and its ancient rules still run every ad you see.
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2k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🔧 Rhetorical Devices🎤 Speechwriting
Words Like Loaded Pistols Summary
Words Like Loaded Pistols 92%
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
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle
by Aristotle
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
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2k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📜 Literary Theory🏺 Greek Philosophy
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle Summary
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle 92%
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
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.
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430
📜 Classical Rhetoric✍️ Persuasive Writing🗣️ Argumentation
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Summary
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student 92%
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
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
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 92%
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
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
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself Summary
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself 92%
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
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
How to Win an Argument Summary
How to Win an Argument 91%
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
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
The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric 91%
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
La parole est un sport de combat
by Bertand Périer • 2017
The eloquence workout: train your body, voice, and logic until you own the room.
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310
🎤 Public Speaking🏛️ Rhetoric🕴️ Body Language
La parole est un sport de combat Summary
La parole est un sport de combat 91%
The eloquence workout: train your body, voice, and logic until you own the room.
by Bertand Périer 2017
3.65
310 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🏛️ Rhetoric🕴️ Body Language
Thank You for Arguing
by Jay Heinrichs • 2007
Win arguments without making enemies. Aristotle's persuasion playbook for anyone who talks.
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7k+
🧠 Persuasion Techniques🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🎭 Rhetorical Appeals
Thank You for Arguing Summary
Thank You for Arguing 91%
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
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
Good Arguments Summary
Good Arguments 91%
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
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
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
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.
3.44
205
🗣️ Debate Tactics❌ Argument Fallacies🧠 Intellectual Honesty
The Art of Always Being Right Summary
The Art of Always Being Right 91%
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
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
by Ward Farnsworth • 2010
Why great prose works: the ancient rhetorical devices that power it, catalogued and made visible.
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488
🧰 Rhetorical Devices🏛️ Classical Rhetoric✍️ Sentence Craft
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Summary
Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric 90%
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
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
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
Word Hero
by Jay Heinrichs • 2011
How to write lines that people repeat, share, and remember: the forgotten art of rhetorical figures.
3.73
280
🎭 Figures Of Speech🏛️ Practical Rhetoric😂 Wordplay And Wit
Word Hero Summary
Word Hero 90%
How to write lines that people repeat, share, and remember: the forgotten art of rhetorical figures.
by Jay Heinrichs 2011
3.73
280 ratings
🎭 Figures Of Speech🏛️ Practical Rhetoric😂 Wordplay And Wit
On Speaking Well
by Peggy Noonan • 1998
A speechwriter's guide: authenticity and clear thinking beat showmanship every time.
3.89
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🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting💬 Authentic Speaking
On Speaking Well Summary
On Speaking Well 90%
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
The Rhetoric of Reaction
by Albert O. Hirschman • 1991
Every reactionary argument against progress falls into one of three patterns.
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532
🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔙 Reactionary Thought📜 Intellectual History
The Rhetoric of Reaction Summary
The Rhetoric of Reaction 90%
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
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
How to Win Every Argument Summary
How to Win Every Argument 90%
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
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
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
How to Tell a Joke
by Marcus Tullius Cicero • 2021
How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.
3.19
209
🎤 Public Speaking🏛 Classical Rhetoric😄 Humor For Speakers
How to Tell a Joke Summary
How to Tell a Joke 90%
How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2021
3.19
209 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🏛 Classical Rhetoric😄 Humor For Speakers
The Art of Speeches and Presentations
by Philip Collins • 2012
Most talks are forgotten in minutes. The ones that stick all begin the same way.
3.63
126
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting🖥️ Presentation Skills
The Art of Speeches and Presentations Summary
The Art of Speeches and Presentations 90%
Most talks are forgotten in minutes. The ones that stick all begin the same way.
by Philip Collins 2012
3.63
126 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting🖥️ Presentation Skills
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
by T. Edward Damer • 1980
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
3.99
208
🧠 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Argument Evaluation
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
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
by James C. Humes • 2002
Ten speaking techniques from history's orators, starting with the trick of opening in total silence.
3.92
2k+
🎤 Public Speaking👔 Executive Presence✍️ Speechwriting
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Summary
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln 89%
Ten speaking techniques from history's orators, starting with the trick of opening in total silence.
by James C. Humes 2002
3.92
2k+ ratings
🎤 Public Speaking👔 Executive Presence✍️ Speechwriting
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
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 89%
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
Doesn't Hurt to Ask
by Trey Gowdy • 2020
Stop making statements. Start asking questions: a prosecutor's toolkit for winning any argument.
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2k+
🎯 Persuasion Techniques❓ Questioning Strategies🗣️ Rhetorical Strategy
Doesn't Hurt to Ask Summary
Doesn't Hurt to Ask 89%
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
Leadership
by Peter Andrei • 2020
451 communication strategies from FDR, Churchill, and MLK, decoded into a system anyone can learn.
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50
🎯 Persuasive Speaking📖 Speech Analysis🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
Leadership Summary
Leadership 89%
451 communication strategies from FDR, Churchill, and MLK, decoded into a system anyone can learn.
by Peter Andrei 2020
3.44
50 ratings
🎯 Persuasive Speaking📖 Speech Analysis🏛️ Classical Rhetoric
How to Write & Give a Speech
by Joan Detz • 1984
From audience to Q&A, the step-by-step skill of writing and delivering speeches that stick.
3.71
118
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting🏛️ Rhetoric
How to Write & Give a Speech Summary
How to Write & Give a Speech 89%
From audience to Q&A, the step-by-step skill of writing and delivering speeches that stick.
by Joan Detz 1984
3.71
118 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting🏛️ Rhetoric
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
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
Convence y vencerás
by Antonio Fabregat • 2017
Public speaking is learnable. A system for structuring talks, reading rooms, and beating nerves.
3.55
31
🎤 Public Speaking🧠 Persuasion Techniques📖 Business Storytelling
Convence y vencerás Summary
Convence y vencerás 89%
Public speaking is learnable. A system for structuring talks, reading rooms, and beating nerves.
by Antonio Fabregat 2017
3.55
31 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🧠 Persuasion Techniques📖 Business Storytelling
Make Your Point!
by Kevin Carroll • 2005
Body language and voice outweigh words: the simple mechanics for being heard and believed.
3.67
141
🎤 Public Speaking💼 Business Communication🗣️ Persuasive Speaking
Make Your Point! Summary
Make Your Point! 89%
Body language and voice outweigh words: the simple mechanics for being heard and believed.
by Kevin Carroll 2005
3.67
141 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking💼 Business Communication🗣️ Persuasive Speaking
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
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 89%
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
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
The liar hides the truth. The bullshitter doesn't care what it is. A 67-page philosophical grenade.
3.58
16k+
🧠 Analytic Philosophy💬 Philosophy Of Language🗣️ Social Commentary
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit 89%
The liar hides the truth. The bullshitter doesn't care what it is. A 67-page philosophical grenade.
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005
3.58
16k+ ratings
🧠 Analytic Philosophy💬 Philosophy Of Language🗣️ Social Commentary
Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman
by Joseph R. Fornieri • 2013
Lincoln's secret: he wrestled with eternal principles before he ever grasped for power.
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6
🏛️ Statesmanship⚔️ Civil War Era🦉 Practical Wisdom
Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman Summary
Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman 89%
Lincoln's secret: he wrestled with eternal principles before he ever grasped for power.
by Joseph R. Fornieri 2013
4.67
6 ratings
🏛️ Statesmanship⚔️ Civil War Era🦉 Practical Wisdom
Free Speech
by Nigel Warburton • 2009
Silencing one dissenter wounds truth. Hate speech and pornography test whether we still believe it.
3.64
873
🗣️ Free Speech Theory⚖️ Civil Liberties🏛️ Political Philosophy
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 89%
Silencing one dissenter wounds truth. Hate speech and pornography test whether we still believe it.
by Nigel Warburton 2009
3.64
873 ratings
🗣️ Free Speech Theory⚖️ Civil Liberties🏛️ Political Philosophy
A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking
by Dan O'Hair • 2003
Speech anxiety is fuel. Turn it into presence, clarity, and career impact.
3.58
285
🎤 Public Speaking📊 Presentation Skills😰 Speech Anxiety
A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking Summary
A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking 89%
Speech anxiety is fuel. Turn it into presence, clarity, and career impact.
by Dan O'Hair 2003
3.58
285 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking📊 Presentation Skills😰 Speech Anxiety
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
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
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
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
I Have Something to Say
by John Bowe • 2020
Stage fright isn't shyness. It's self-obsession, and shifting your focus outward is the cure.
4.04
242
🎤 Public Speaking😰 Stage Fright👂 Listening Skills
I Have Something to Say Summary
I Have Something to Say 89%
Stage fright isn't shyness. It's self-obsession, and shifting your focus outward is the cure.
by John Bowe 2020
4.04
242 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking😰 Stage Fright👂 Listening Skills
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
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
Secrets of Dynamic Communications
by Ken Davis • 1991
One sentence first, then a full preparation system that builds talks audiences actually remember.
4.06
350
🎤 Public Speaking📊 Presentation Skills🏗️ Speech Structure
Secrets of Dynamic Communications Summary
Secrets of Dynamic Communications 89%
One sentence first, then a full preparation system that builds talks audiences actually remember.
by Ken Davis 1991
4.06
350 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking📊 Presentation Skills🏗️ Speech Structure
The Elements of Eloquence
by Mark Forsyth • 2013
Shakespeare didn't wait for inspiration. He studied the tricks that make phrases stick.
4.35
7k+
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🗣️ Figures Of Speech✍️ Writing Craft
The Elements of Eloquence Summary
The Elements of Eloquence 89%
Shakespeare didn't wait for inspiration. He studied the tricks that make phrases stick.
by Mark Forsyth 2013
4.35
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric🗣️ Figures Of Speech✍️ Writing Craft
Win Bigly
by Scott Adams • 2017
We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.
3.73
5k+
🧠 Persuasion Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🖼️ Narrative Framing
Win Bigly Summary
Win Bigly 89%
We think we reason. We really just rationalize. The people who know this win.
by Scott Adams 2017
3.73
5k+ ratings
🧠 Persuasion Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🖼️ Narrative Framing
Free Speech
by Timothy Garton Ash • 2017
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
3.96
312
🗣️ Free Speech🌐 Internet Freedom📰 Media And Democracy
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 89%
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017
3.96
312 ratings
🗣️ Free Speech🌐 Internet Freedom📰 Media And Democracy
Say It Well
by Terry Szuplat • 2024
A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.
4.17
483
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting😨 Overcoming Fear
Say It Well Summary
Say It Well 89%
A White House speechwriter's method for speaking that moves people: be more yourself, not less.
by Terry Szuplat 2024
4.17
483 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting😨 Overcoming Fear
The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy
by Peter J. Ahrensdorf • 1995
Plato's Phaedo rigs its own arguments to fail, forcing readers to reason without a teacher.
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16
🏛️ Plato'S Socrates💬 Socratic Method📖 Literary Criticism
The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy Summary
The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy 89%
Plato's Phaedo rigs its own arguments to fail, forcing readers to reason without a teacher.
by Peter J. Ahrensdorf 1995
3.63
16 ratings
🏛️ Plato'S Socrates💬 Socratic Method📖 Literary Criticism
Crimes Against Logic
by Jamie Whyte • 2004
Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.
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2k+
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Spotting Fallacies🗣️ Public Discourse
Crimes Against Logic Summary
Crimes Against Logic 89%
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
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.
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230
🗣️ Public Discourse⚡ Polarization🧠 Cognitive Biases
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
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.
3.92
4k+
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 88%
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
Resonate
by Nancy Duarte • 2010
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
4.11
6k+
🎤 Public Speaking🎨 Visual Storytelling📈 Storytelling In Business
Resonate Summary
Resonate 88%
Make your audience the hero of a mythic journey, and a talk becomes a movement.
by Nancy Duarte 2010
4.11
6k+ ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🎨 Visual Storytelling📈 Storytelling In Business
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