What Does It Mean to "Win" An Argument? Mehdi Hasan in Conversation with John Donvan

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🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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How can we argue in good faith? How can we communicate with confidence? How can we uncover new ideas through the art of debate? Journalist, broadcaster, and best-selling author Mehdi Hasan has made a career out of doing just that. Named one of the 100 'most influential' Britons on Twitter, and included in the annual global list of 'The 500 Most Influential Muslims' in the world, Hasan has become a bit an expert on deconstructing arguments and nudged disagreements toward mutual understanding. His book, "Win Every Argument," seeks to sharpen those skills among its readers, and relay the intrinsic value—and pleasure–of debate. John Donvan sits down with Hasan to go over the tricks of the trade, and examining methods of rooting out truths through argument. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.0	Hi everybody and welcome to Open to Debate.
0:42.0	And as you all know, we do debates on this program but sometimes we have conversations about
0:46.7	debate, about the art of debate, about listening and especially about being open to debate.
0:52.0	And so when we heard about a book called Win Every Argument, the art of debating, persuading
0:56.1	and public speaking, we knew we wanted to bring on its author especially because
0:59.9	he is one of the fiercest debaters I've ever seen and I think likely you're going to
1:04.1	ever see today.
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