Maybe someday

Examples from classical literature and pop culture about how to form and argument and impress and audience.

Table of Contents:
Open your eyes : the invisible argument -- Set your goals : Cicero̕s light bulb -- Control the tense : orphan Annie̕s law -- Soften them up : character, logic, emotion -- Get them to like you : Eminem̕s rules of decorum -- Make them listen : the Lincoln gambit -- Show leadership : the Belushi paradigm -- Win their trust : Quintilian̕s useful doubt Control the mood : the Aquinas maneuver Turn the volume down : the scientist̕s lie -- Gain the high ground : Aristotle̕s favorite topic -- Persuade on your terms : what ʺisʺ is -- Control the argument : Homer Simpson̕s canons of logic -- Spot fallacies : the seven deadly logical sins -- Call of foul : Nixon̕s trick -- Know whom to trust : persuasion detectors -- Find the sweet spot : more persuasion detectors -- Speak your audience̕s language : the rhetorical ape -- Make them identify with your choice : the mother in law ruse -- Get instant cleverness : Monty python̕s treasury of wit -- Seize the occasion : Stalin̕s timing secret -- Use the right medium : the jumbotron blunder -- Give a persuasive talk : the oldest invention -- Enjoy an argument : the Brad Pitt factor -- Run an agreeable country : rhetoric̕s revival.

Discussion on higher education and the exploitation of adjunct faculty and graduate students. Hopefully this also discusses some options for the future.

Friend borrowed this years ago before I got a chance to read it...I never got it back.

I remember really liking this book in High School--which is a big deal; I didn't like many "required reading" books.