Win Every Argument, Mehdi Hasan
Win Every Argument, Mehdi Hasan
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Win Every Argument
The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking

Author: Mehdi Hasan

Narrator: Mehdi Hasan

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/28/2023

Synopsis

This program is read by and contains archival audio of the author from MSNBC, BBC Question Time, Oxford Union, and other sources.

Win Every Argument shows how anyone can communicate with confidence, rise above the tit-for-tats on social media, and triumph in a successful and productive debate in the real world.

MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan isn’t one to avoid arguments. He relishes them as the lifeblood of democracy and the only surefire way to establish the truth. Arguments help us solve problems, uncover new ideas we might not have considered, and nudge our disagreements toward mutual understanding. A good argument, made in good faith, has intrinsic value—and can also simply be fun.

Arguments are everywhere—and especially given the fierce debates we’re all embroiled in today, everyone wants to win. In this riveting guide to the art of argument and rhetoric, Hasan shows you how. As a journalist, anchor, and interviewer who has clashed with politicians, generals, spy chiefs, and celebrities from across the world, Hasan reveals his tricks of the trade for the first time.

Whether you are making a presentation at work or debating current political issues with a friend, Mehdi Hasan will teach you how to sharpen your speaking skills to make the winning case.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

About Mehdi Hasan

Mehdi Hasan is an award-winning British-American journalist. He is the host of The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC and NBC’s streaming channel Peacock. Hasan is a former columnist and podcaster at The Intercept and a former presenter on Al Jazeera English, and his op-eds have also appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on August 17, 2023

Who doesn't love a good argument? It seems you can't go through life without getting in a good one. Whether it's at work or on twitter, the potential is always there to be embroiled in one of those neverending battles for the right to be morally superior. So you might as well be good at it! Lucky we......more

Goodreads review by Michael on March 03, 2023

This is an excellent guide to arguing. Hasan is a British journalist of Muslim Indian heritage. He has made a name for himself as an interviewer and debater. This is a practical guide to winning debates and arguments. He starts with the classic lessons of rhetoric. Debate is as much, or more, about......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on March 29, 2023

I coached debate and I've taught public speaking for a long time. I love this book. Hasan does a great job integrating scholarly research and his own experiences as a journalist in this book. I am teaching communicating effectively in the fall, and this book got me thinking about some different ways......more

Goodreads review by Murphy on December 04, 2023

12/4/23 Update: Fvc% MSNBC's corporate management. Mehdi's the most talented journalist in mainstream American TV news. He's fvc%ing brilliant and tenacious! Above all, he is an eloquent and economical writer, far more disciplined and insightful than the vast majority of his peers, certainly more tha......more

Goodreads review by Levi on March 29, 2023

Caveat: I listened to this as an audiobook, and though I listened carefully, I did not strictly speaking “read this book”. It’s a good book for brushing up on some of the basics of discussion, debate, and public speaking, though the best applications are those for speaking publicly. I appreciate Hasa......more

Quotes

“I refused to write this blurb for Mehdi Hasan. He won that argument! Now I am doing it. That’s how good he is at arguing! I better start reading, quick.”
—Judd Apatow, Emmy Award-winning writer and director

“Mehdi Hasan’s book is a masterpiece of rhetorical argument and effective persuasion! From Demosthenes to Churchill, Cicero to Martin Luther King, Hasan lays bare the essential elements of how to delight, instruct, and move an audience. His erudition is as impressive as his wit. And his moral passion is as authentic as his love of words and life.”
—Cornel West, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary

“I've seen Mehdi win every argument he’s entered since we were at school. This is a masterclass from one of the most formidable debaters and interviewers of our time.”
—Riz Ahmed, Oscar-winning actor and musician

“Mehdi was one of the toughest interviews I did in the White House. In this book, he takes us on a journey through his own experience over years as a journalist and through compelling examples from history to capture the thrill of winning arguments. His book includes the kind of specific advice and applicable tactics that will make readers want to finish the book and immediately go find a sparring partner.”
—Jen Psaki, former White House Press Secretary

“Mehdi is a generationally talented interviewer. He has mastered his craft, and in this book, he generously spills his secrets.”
—Jonathan Swan, Emmy Award-winning National Political Reporter at Axios

“Win Every Argument is hugely entertaining, deeply knowledgeable, and filled with illuminating tips and stories from Mehdi Hasan’s life of debating, interviewing and advocating for his beliefs. Read this book to find your own voice while learning both the art and history of persuasion.”
—Ben Rhodes, author of After the Fall

“Inside our digital echo chambers, it is far too easy to forgo persuasion in favor of performance. Yet Hasan reminds us that we will never change the world unless we change people’s minds. An indispensable handbook for our high-stakes and polarized times.”
—Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine

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