Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading and Public Speaking

Description

No one ever goes into an argument intending to lose. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say that every single person on the face of the planet has, at some point in their lives, tried to win an argument. Because arguments are everywhere. Whether it is in the comments section on Facebook, or in the Houses of Parliament, or at the dinner table. We cannot escape the human urge, need and, yes, desire to argue. Mehdi Hasan believes that anyone can win an argument. As a journalist, anchor and interviewer who has clashed with politicians, generals, spies and celebrities from across the world, Hasan will reveal his tricks of the trade - sixteen different ways to get the upper hand in a debate, from the Rule of 3 to Judo Moves. The book will also be chock-full of vivid examples and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from Hasan's own debates, which have ranged from the Oxford Union in England to Kyiv in Ukraine, as well as from U.S. presidential debates and scenes from movies and TV shows like Star Trek and A Few Good Men. Win Every Argument will unpack words of wisdom from everyone from the ancient philosopher Aristotle to the WWE wrestler Ronda Rousey.

Mehdi Hasan is an award-winning British-American journalist, anchor and author. Hasan is the host of The Mehdi Hasan Show, which airs on both MSNBC and NBC's streaming channel Peacock. He has interviewed everyone from General Michael Flynn and Erik Prince, to Bernie Sanders and AOC, to Russell Brand and John Legend. Hasan is a former columnist and podcaster at The Intercept, and his op-eds have also appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post. In Britain he was formerly the political editor of The New Statesman.

A masterclass from one of the most formidable debaters and interviewers of our time -- Riz Ahmed Whether it's by the art of gentle persuasion or a full-on onslaught, if there's one person who knows the art of winning an argument it's the formidable Mehdi Hasan. I like to think I'm not bad at it, but I learned so much from reading this book -- Iain Dale I refused to write this blurb for Mehdi Hasan. He won that argument! Now I am doing it. That's how good he is at arguing! I better start reading, quick -- Judd Apatow Packed with tips and techniques, as well as insights into the historical importance of disputes, negotiations and rows. Dale Carnegie focused on friends but Hasan has written its contemporary equivalent - How to Win Arguments and Influence People -- Susanna Reid A masterpiece of rhetorical argument and effective persuasion! From Demosthenes to Churchill, Cicero to Martin Luther King, Hasan lays bare the essential elements of how to delight, instruct, and move an audience -- Cornel West Mehdi is a generationally talented interviewer. He has mastered his craft and in this book he generously spills his secrets -- Jonathan Swan Mehdi was one of the toughest interviews I did in the White House . . . includes the kind of specific advice and applicable tactics that will make readers want to finish the book and immediately go find a sparring partner -- Jen Psaki, former White House Press Secretary