June 17, 2006Aside

Sunday Levity: An exercise for you, the reader

Let’s play spot the argument

This is an archived blog post from The Acorn.

Schopenhauer’s Thirty-Eight Ways to Win an Argument is an excellent reference for those seeking to make, prove or defend a point.

Here’s an exercise that will prove to be educative, informative and entertaining — go through this discussion and see how many Schopenhauer techniques you can spot.



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