Winning Arguments—What Works And Doesn’t Work In Politics, The Bedroom, The Courtroom, And The Classroom: By Stanley Fish, HarperCollins, 212 pages, Rs399. Some things to look out for in the book:How does Trump get away with absurd arguments? Which rules of argument does he follow and which does he flout? Don’t miss the rouse-to-action argument of Mark Antony’s speech in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, where Antony uses the rhetorical strategy of denial. In the chapter on bedroom arguments, Fish describes the classic back-and-forth man-woman arguments (in verse) between Adam and Eve in John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost.

Source: Mint September 11, 2016 09:56 UTC