Good arguments : how debate teaches us to listen and be heard
Seo, Bo2023
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Everyone debates, in some form, most days. Sometimes we do it to persuade; other times to learn, discover a truth, or simply to express something about ourselves. We argue to defend ourselves, our work, and our loved ones from external threat. We do it to get our way, or just to get ahead. As a two-time debating world champion, Bo has made a career out of arguing. Over the past few years, however, he's noticed how we're not only arguing more and more, but getting worse at it - a fact proven by our polarised politics. By tracing his own journey from immigrant kid to world champion, as well as those of illustrious participants in the sport such as Malcolm X, Edmund Burke and Sally Rooney, he shows how the skills of debating - information gathering, truth finding, lucidity, organization, and persuasion - are often the cornerstone of successful careers and happy lives.
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Author:
Seo, Bo, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2023.
Collation:
342 pages ; 20 cm
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Originally published: as The art of disagreeing well. 2022.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008498696 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
168
Language:
English
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BRN:
2354656
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