112: Mehdi Hasan - Win Every Argument

Mary Trump welcomes author and journalist Mehdi Hasan to discuss the principles of debate, the moves you can deploy to defeat an adversary and convince an audience, and the best ways to make winning arguments against the radical Right. They also tackle the importance of bringing your best game to the fight, and the role journalists play in raising the level of political conversation.

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Excellent interview well chosen guest

Reminding everyone theres effective ways to disagree, debate and argue. In an era where ad hominem arguments have sadly become prolific, drowning out ideology, leaving little room for listening to one’s opponents during debates or interviews, these two professionals from vastly different professions and walks of life engaged in a fascinating review of Mehdi Hasan’s new book, aptly titled “Win Every Arguement :The Art of debating, persuading and public speaking.” This was beyond a book summation, touching on the arts of conversing and addressing different points of view throughout history. Extremely relevant to twenty first century living in the age of quick memes, tweets, and extraordinarily devoid of person to person discussions and agreement or disagreement.