How to Win an Argument (eBook)

An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion

Marcus Tullius Cicero (Autor)

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2017
288 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-8335-6 (ISBN)

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James M. May is professor of classics, the Kenneth O. Bjork Distinguished Professor, and former provost and dean at St. Olaf College. An award-winning teacher, he is a widely recognized expert on Cicero and classical rhetoric and has written and edited many books on these topics. He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.

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Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest oratorAll of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinct-and often floundering or failing as a result-we'd win more arguments if we learned the timeless art of verbal persuasion, rhetoric. How to Win an Argument gathers the rhetorical wisdom of Cicero, ancient Rome's greatest orator, from across his works and combines it with passages from his legal and political speeches to show his powerful techniques in action. The result is an enlightening and entertaining practical introduction to the secrets of persuasive speaking and writing-including strategies that are just as effective in today's offices, schools, courts, and political debates as they were in the Roman forum.How to Win an Argument addresses proof based on rational argumentation, character, and emotion; the parts of a speech; the plain, middle, and grand styles; how to persuade no matter what audience or circumstances you face; and more. Cicero's words are presented in lively translations, with illuminating introductions; the book also features a brief biography of Cicero, a glossary, suggestions for further reading, and an appendix of the original Latin texts.Astonishingly relevant, this unique anthology of Cicero's rhetorical and oratorical wisdom will be enjoyed by anyone who ever needs to win arguments and influence people-in other words, all of us.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.10.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
• Reihe/Serie: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
• Übersetzer: James M. May
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Briefe / Präsentation / Rhetorik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 44 BC • 45 BC • 57 BC • 58 BC • 62 BC • 63 BC • 80 BC • 80s BC • adage • Analogy • Appius Claudius Caecus • Archias • Assassination of Julius Caesar • atreus • catiline • Catiline Orations • Cato the Younger • Cicero • clodia • clytemnestra • Consideration • Deductive Reasoning • De Inventione • De legibus • Demosthenes • De officiis • De Oratore • Digression • Effectiveness • elocutio • Eloquence • Ennius • Enthymeme • Ethos • Etruria • Exordium (rhetoric) • Figure of Speech • First Triumvirate • Gaius Marius • Gaius Rabirius (senator) • Gnaeus (praenomen) • Grand style (rhetoric) • Grattius • Great Power • Handbook • inductive reasoning • Inventio • Invention • Isocrates • Legal maxim • Legal Opinion • Literature • Lucius Licinius Crassus • Marcus Caelius Rufus • Marcus Licinius Crassus • Mark Antony • Metrodorus of Scepsis • military campaign • Modes of persuasion • Naevius • Narration • Novus homo • Orator • parricide • Pathos • Patrician (ancient Rome) • Persuasion • Philip II of Macedon • Philosopher • pity • Politician • praetor • Pro Caelio • Pro Milone • Pro Quinctio • Proscription • Public speaking • Publius Clodius Pulcher • quaestor • Quintilian • rebuttal • rhetoric • Rhetorica ad Herennium • rhetorical question • Roman magistrate • roman republic • Roman senate • Rostra • Second Triumvirate • Sulla • syllogism • Theopompus • theory • The Philosopher • Thought • Titus Annius Milo • Train of Thought • treatise • Verres • Writing
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-8335-0 / 1400883350
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-8335-6 / 9781400883356