Winning Arguments : What Works and Doesn't Work in Politics, the Bedroom, the Courtroom, and the Classroom
Author(s): Stanley Fish
“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” — New York Times Book Review
A lively and accessible guide to understanding rhetoric by the world class English and Law professor and bestselling author of How to Write a Sentence.
Filled with the wit and observational prowess that shaped Stanley Fish’s acclaimed bestseller How to Write a Sentence, Winning Arguments 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, Winning Arguments is sure to become a classic.
Review(s):
Compelling...The points [Fish] presents are philosophical, metaphysical, even ontological.
“Timely… readers will find this latest work simultaneously challenging and accessible.”
“A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language.”
“Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style.”
“[Fish] shares his connoisseurship of the elegant sentence.”
“How to Write a Sentence is a must read for aspiring writers and anyone who wants to deepen their appreciation of literature. If extraordinary sentences are like sports plays, Fish is the Vin Scully of great writing.”
An important book for any lawyer, scholar, or pundit-not to mention any spouse who has tried to walk back fractious words-Fish’s shrewd work can help everyone better understand the power of effective communication in everyday life.
ISBN: 9780062226679