How to Argue with a Cat, Jay Heinrichs
How to Argue with a Cat, Jay Heinrichs
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How to Argue with a Cat
A Human's Guide to the Art of Persuasion

Author: Jay Heinrichs

Narrator: Jay Heinrichs

Unabridged: 2 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/19/2018


Synopsis

Learn how to persuade cats--the world's most skeptical and cautious negotiators--with this primer on rhetoric and argument from the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for Arguing!

Cats are skilled manipulators who can talk you into just about anything without a single word. They can get you to drop whatever you're doing and play with them. They can make you serve their dinner way ahead of schedule. They can get you to sit down right this instant and provide a lap. On the other hand, try getting a cat to do what you want....

While it's hard, persuading a cat is possible. And after that, persuading humans becomes a breeze, and that is what you will learn in this book. How to Argue with a Cat will teach you how to:
Hold an intelligent conversation--one of the few things easier to do with a cat than a human.
Argue logically, even if your opponent is furry and irrational.
Hack up a fallacy (the hairball of logic).
Make your body do the talking (cats are very good at this).
Master decorum: the art of fitting in with cats, venture capitalists, or humans.
Earn any creature's respect and loyalty.

About The Author

JAY HEINRICHS spent twenty-six years as a writer, editor, and magazine-publishing executive before becoming a full-time advocate for the lost art of rhetoric. He now lectures widely on the subject, to audiences ranging from Ivy League students to NASA scientists to Southwest Airlines executives, and runs the language blog figarospeech.com. He lives with his wife and their cats in New Hampshire.NATALIE PALMER-SUTTON is an art director, illustrator, editor, animator, artist, designer and sometimes writer who lives with her lovely husband and lovely children in Buckhurst Hill, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carin

We have two cats, Doozy and Turkey. They are both extremely persuasive in their own ways. Turkey has learned that even though he is almost six, if he makes a tiny kitten meow, he's more likely to get what he wants. Doozy will actually put a paw out towards a food we have that she wants, as if to hel......more

Goodreads review by Lavinia

O carte pe întelesul tuturor😊 Despre persuasiunea oamenilor - observând comportametul pisicilor, o comparație îndrăzneață și destul de pe bune, la cum îmi știu eu pisica😂❤️......more

Goodreads review by Laurel

4.5 I feel like it's hard to rate an advice book because its all about how the book worked for you and how you could apply the advice given. Personally, I rather enjoyed this book because the advice was given in a fun way where it related everything to cats. I don't even like cats that much, but it w......more


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Praise for Thank You For Arguing 

"Thankfully, Mr Jay Heinrichs is here, to explain how rhetoric can help you win more in life, and generally have a more harmonious relationship with people around you." --Mr Porter

"Clever, passionate, erudite." --Publishers Weekly

"Jay Heinrichs knows a thing or two about arguing." --The Times

"An excellent book about how to win arguments, full of brilliant examples ... sharp and well-argued." --Evening Standard

"If you want to win people over, this book will help you succeed." --Independent

"Colorful, instructive, illuminating... a romp through the rules of rhetoric." --Guardian

"Packed with humor, tips and anecdotes to help you get what you want." --Good Book Guide