• How to Argue with a Cat

  • A Human's Guide to the Art of Persuasion
  • By: Jay Heinrichs
  • Narrated by: Jay Heinrichs
  • Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (158 ratings)

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How to Argue with a Cat

By: Jay Heinrichs
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Publisher's summary

Learn how to persuade cats - the world's most skeptical and cautious negotiators - with this primer on rhetoric and argument from the New York Times best-selling author of Thank You for Arguing!

Cats are skilled manipulators who can talk you into just about anything without a single word. They can get you to drop whatever you're doing and play with them. They can make you serve their dinner way ahead of schedule. They can get you to sit down right this instant and provide a lap. On the other hand, try getting a cat to do what you want....

While it's hard, persuading a cat is possible. And after that, persuading humans becomes a breeze, and that is what you will learn in this audiobook.

How to Argue with a Cat will teach you how to:

  • Hold an intelligent conversation - one of the few things easier to do with a cat than a human.
  • Argue logically, even if your opponent is furry and irrational.
  • Hack up a fallacy (the hairball of logic).
  • Make your body do the talking (cats are very good at this).
  • Master decorum: the art of fitting in with cats, venture capitalists, or humans.
  • Earn any creature's respect and loyalty.
©2018 Jay Heinrichs (P)2018 Random House Audio

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awesome listen

very well written. the analogies are easy to associate with and follow. the stories make the book fun and hard to put down

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must read/listen

fantastic- funny and informative. great performance too! Will look for other books by this author myself

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What a good book!

Good job, Jay Heinrichs! You’re book on persuasion taught me so much, I am better at persuading than ever! Plus, this book is funny, well written, and made me smarter. Thank you for making this book. It taught me enough to persuade my friends and family, including my three cats. This book helped me a lot. Thank you so much! I enjoyed this book a lot, and it helped me learn a lot.

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on point

love love loved this book.
way too funny not to relisten.
a definite 10 time relisten.

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Such a great listen.

Entertaining, factual, fun, and full of practical lessons for use in every relationship. I have already recommended this to so many people as I start my second listen.

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understand how human vs cats minds work

loved it ! The cats mind can teach humans mind re control of issues.

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Arguing with a Cat 😺

Loved 😍 this !!! Intriguing feline thoughts. Narrator was quite fluctuating and intriguing. A new way of thinking.

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Charming & Valuable

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Being a cat person, the advice and analogies all made sense.

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The cat parent handbook

I loved the delivery of this book and how a matter of fact it was. I had many ah ha moments that helped me realize that my cat truly wasn’t “broken” but that his existence was purely to wrap me around his cute little toe beans. He owns me and I’m totally okay with that. As a dog mom, having a kitten was all new to me and this has helped me understand cats so much more.

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Cat inspiration

Ever since I was a young girl I have called to cats I have driven or walked past. Every time they stop their business and looked back at me. I can only inspire to be cat like. I didn’t think I could be any closer to my baby boy Indy. Now it’s time to use your tools on my humans as well. I’m a work in progress.

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