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How to Argue and Win Every Time: At Home, at Work, in Court, Everywhere, Every Day by Gerry Spence
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by Gerry Spence

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So, the best way to argue and win every time is not to let yourself get to the point where you're arguing. My mother picked this book up for me when I was in 8th grade. We were doing a mock trial and I was the prosecuting attorney. It couldn't hurt to know how to argue and win every time, could it? The book is an excellent read and an easy one at that.

It ranges from deep philosophical arguments (and the rules) to spats with a spouse. It explains that you don't always "win" just because you got the last word and other very valid points when arguing. It really helps to bring things into perspective! ( )
  Joles | May 15, 2008 |
Ready, set, argue! This guide on being a contentious weenie will work wonders for college students plunging into their causes and the beret and fingerless-glove campus crowd. The secret? You can only win every argument by dressing just like good old Gerry. ( )
  Josh_Hanagarne | Jan 8, 2008 |
The book doesn't really go into techniques or tips on how to conduct a successful argument.

Spence expertise is Law, not psychology. Of course lawyers are well grounded in psychology, they have to be, but what I am try to get across is that this book is intended for those who fear to argue not for those who are looking for techniques on bettering their arguments.

I should have payed more attention to Larry King's comment on the book, "How to Argue and Win Every Time is more then just a book about argument; it's the outline of how to live." ( )
  JoelM | Aug 10, 2006 |
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The Laws of Arguing According to Gerry Spence

1. Everyone is capable of making the winning argument.
2. Winning is getting what we want, which also means helping "others" get what they want.
3. Learn that words are a weapon, and can be used hostilely in combat.
4. Know that there is always a "biological advantage" of delivering the TRUTH.
5. Assault is not argument.
6. Use fear as an ally in pubic speaking or in argument. Learn to convert its energy.
7. Let emotions show and don't discourage passion.
8. Don't be blinded by brilliance.
9. Learn to speak with the body. The body sometimes speaks more powerfully than words.
10. Know that the enemy is not the person with whom we are engaged in a failing argument, but the vision within ourselves.

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