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

Mehdi Hasan

Feb 2023 · Sold by Henry Holt and Company

About this ebook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Audie Award Finalist
An Amazon best business and leadership book of 2023

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.

Ratings and reviews

Concise and precise. An incredible primer and playbook on modern rhetoric and debate. A must read for anyone who wants to engage in elevated and intelligent conversation in this most chaotic of times, where the ' discourse' is driven by memes, click bait, and outright, mis, and disinformation. The book is written in such an approachable and comprehensive way, that even those who may not agree with the authors politics or personality, could benefit from his experience and insights. This is gonna be a go to guide for me. And I imagine many others.

The best book ever. I don't seem to get the hard copy from Pakistan, is it not available here yet??

Thoughtful, historically tied points, with insights that I will surely use in upcoming presentations and discussions.

About the author

Mehdi Hasan is an award-winning British-American journalist, anchor, and author. 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 his op-eds have also appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post.