{"product_id":"winning-arguments-paperback","title":"Winning Arguments - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley Fish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fish mines cultural touchstones from Milton to 'Married with Children' to explain how various types of arguments are structured and how that understanding can lead to victory\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lively and accessible guide to understanding rhetoric by the world class English and Law professor and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHow to Write a Sentence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with the wit and observational prowess that shaped Stanley Fish's acclaimed bestseller \u003cem\u003eHow to Write a Sentence, Winning Arguments\u003c\/em\u003e guides readers through the \"greatest hits\" of rhetoric. In this clever and engaging guide, Fish offers insight and outlines the crucial keys you need to win any debate, anywhere, anytime--drawn from landmark legal cases, politics, his own career, and even popular film and television. A celebration of clashing minds and viewpoints, \u003cem\u003eWinning Arguments\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to become a classic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The wish to escape argument is really the wish to escape language, which is really the wish to escape politics, and is finally the wish to escape mortality--and it won't matter a whit.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver wonder how gay marriage became accepted over such a short period, after thousands of years of peril? Or how you were dumb enough to get in that last quarrel with your significant other? Or how Donald Trump became the clear front-runner in the Republican presidential primary? Or how millions continue to deny the devastating effects of global warming? In \u003cem\u003eWinning Arguments\u003c\/em\u003e, professor and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Stanley Fish touches on these hot-button issues as he reveals how successful argument can be used to win over popular opinion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith wit and wisdom, Fish delves into a wide range of subjects, including Donald Trump, the Supreme Court, the logic of toddlers, Monty Python, the National Football League, Holocaust denial and creationism, the nature of political spin, and the fall of Adam and Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor students, teachers, lawyers, managers, husbands, wives--indeed, anyone looking to persuade their opponent--\u003cem\u003eWinning Arguments\u003c\/em\u003e is a fun read and a powerful tool that will stay with readers long after they finish the book. For, as Fish writes, \"argument is unavoidable, argument is interminable, argument is all we have.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSlate on HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The wish to escape argument is really the wish to escape language, which is really the wish to escape politics, and is finally the wish to escape mortality--and it won't matter a whit.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver wonder how gay marriage became accepted over such a short period, after thousands of years of peril? Or how you were dumb enough to get in that last quarrel with your significant other? Or how Donald Trump became the clear front-runner in the Republican presidential primary? Or how millions continue to deny the devastating effects of global warming? In \u003cem\u003eWinning Arguments\u003c\/em\u003e, professor and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Stanley Fish touches on these hot-button issues as he reveals how successful argument can be used to win over popular opinion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith wit and wisdom, Fish delves into a wide range of subjects, including Donald Trump, the Supreme Court, the logic of toddlers, Monty Python, the National Football League, Holocaust denial and creationism, the nature of political spin, and the fall of Adam and Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor students, teachers, lawyers, managers, husbands, wives--indeed, anyone looking to persuade their opponent--\u003cem\u003eWinning Arguments\u003c\/em\u003e is a fun read and a powerful tool that will stay with readers long after they finish the book. For, as Fish writes, \"argument is unavoidable, argument is interminable, argument is all we have.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753488187680,"sku":"9780062226679","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/94fb5cb7f07e1885a63664b8357b3302.webp?v=1780021530","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/winning-arguments-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}