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How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them: 11 Rules for Winning the Argument Kindle Edition

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The problem, as Ben Shapiro puts it in this must-read, is that “because conservatives don’t think about how to win that they constantly lose” in confrontations with leftists. The solution is to stop taking the bullying and learning to argue for victory.
Among Shapiro’s rules for beating the left in confrontations are:
Be willing to take a punch. (conservatives tend to shy away from confrontations because the left is rhetorically violent; but it is important “to walk toward the fire.” )
Hit hard, hit first. (leftists stage muggings; instead of fighting by Marquis of Queensberry rules, conservatives need to accept the strategy Mike Tyson: “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”)
Immediately frame the debate. (“When you’re discussing global warming , for example, the proper question is not whether man is causing global warming but whether man can fix global warming—a question to which the universally acknowledged answer is no unless we are willing to revert to the pre industrial age.”)
There are eight more rules that will allow a conservative to debate a leftist and destroy him. How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them is not just a “how to” book. It is a survival manual.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JRJQ7Z2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ David Horowitz Freedom Center (April 16, 2014)
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Ben Shapiro is editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire and host of "The Ben Shapiro Show," the top conservative podcast in the nation. A New York Times bestselling author, Shapiro is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and an Orthodox Jew. His work has been profiled in nearly every major American publication.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Time to be
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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I enjoyed the 11rules helps understand the other side. Gives you an edge for debating. Well written for everyone to follow.
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Bradencn
5.0 out of 5 stars Ben has yet to be proven wrong by a leftist
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2016
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Yes, the headline of my review is my opinion, but go on YouTube, and Ben slays it. This is a quick read, and a good one to go back to for conservatives who know in their heart are right, but feel like they can never win an argument despite this. I had this feeling all growing up, and you can imagine how tough it was for me in High School, swarmed by left-thinking students, where our teachers did nothing but encourage leftist policies and mindsets. Any debate was an immediate loss for me, so I just kept quiet, wondering if maybe I really was bigoted, racist, and homophobic. I knew in my heart I wasn't, but I really couldn't fight back with my classmates.

I grew from that and matured, and realized that my beliefs and ideas were backed by solid facts and evidence, and made common sense. I was happy with what I believed government's true role was and how it should really be involved in our lives. My beliefs, I knew were good and moral. However, I still could not debate...

This book is fantastic. It's short and concise, and you have ample material online to see Ben Shapiro's debate system against the left work in full steam. Yes, the Piers Morgan gun control debate was fascinating...I was blown away. I also watch people such as Milo Yiannopoulos and Adam Corolla debate the same way. Larry Elder is another good name to look up. You finish watching their debates and speeches knowing that they have a point, and they could tear down any ridiculous Leftist so quickly it's unbelievable.

Thanks, Ben, I'll be looking back on this book quite often.
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VM West
4.0 out of 5 stars Great orator, few specifics.
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020
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Ben Shapiro’s intellect and oratorical skills are unparalleled and I admire him for them and for his courage to share them risking limb and life. Even though I do not agree with some of his views and stances, I’m interested in knowing how his thought process works. This book is an introductory must read that will provide the discerning reader with general guidelines to win an argument.

And this is indeed an entertaining read for the very generous price. I wish it had had more specific examples, though, such as an opening statement for each of the main leftist themes: climate change, abortion, institutional racism, pay gap, same sex marriage, and equity of opportunity and outcome, and transgenderism (but not trans-ageism) (gun control is not relevant outside the USA). For example, in the case of same sex marriage, a “crickets” question to ask is why do civil unions have to based on a sexual relationship?

Basically, I rated this book 4/5 because I would have liked to find a destroyer first sentence to tell a leftist audience or just one unsettling question about each of the topics that would 404 them on the spot.
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Jennifer Barnard
5.0 out of 5 stars This "How To" won me...
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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5 stars simply because I liked the book. It read well and made good points. Anytime I learn something valuable, I consider it to be good. I enjoy exploring all points of view and this was one of many.
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Patsy Som
5.0 out of 5 stars I'll share this treasure of a book with every open-minded person I know.
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018
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I cherish Ben's ideas and values. And, if only I'd one nano-fraction of his intellect.... but .... reading him is way easier than listening to him. Maybe it's a geriatric thing that only applies to slower brains such as mine; when Ben speaks (see YouTube) he leaves me gasping for oxygen. He jam-packs every spoken paragraph with cascades of complex ideas and facts. This would be fine even for the likes of me. Or it would be if only he would just slow down his word delivery rate and modulate his voice to something a tad less like machine gun fire. Now this book, on the other hand, is a whole other thing. Concise, carefully considered and well-paced, thus making, easy and quick to read and recall. This of course makes it super- accessible. I have to buy a hard copy so I don't have to loan out my Kindle. Each of my fellow right-wing extremists (tasteless joke here) and my more open-minded, lefty mates need to read it. What a brilliant summary of modern political sanity this is! Normally I avoid political argumenta like the plague. Especially with the loonier left. -- that wall of simmering righteousness is usually too daunting. However, now that I have taken Ben's condensed crash course in rational political sanity my mind is on fire. I can now at least consider joining the polarised debate that is killing our democracy.
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john bordeaux
3.0 out of 5 stars Valuable in spite of the attitude
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017
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Very short essay. I wish he'd had a little bit more editing, and he could have gotten this to 16 pages. I don't want to endorse Shapiro. I like his manner of thinking and his approach to argument. At base he has some faith-based belief that clouds an otherwise clear-thinking mind. And it doesn't help that he takes a Limbaugh-like attitude of snideness. All that aside, this is a valuable essay, and it steers everyone into basing their arguments on the issues and policy, not on ad hominem attacks. In fact, the entire point of the essay is that you should not engage in ad hominem attacks, and don't continue any discussion where insults are hurled at you without evidence. Worth reading twice, for sure.
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HONOR
5.0 out of 5 stars We need more brave people
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023
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Great. Real. Sincere. To the point. Awaken call.
We need brave people like Ben. Stop acting and behaving like cowards.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lucid arguments for the brave.
Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2023
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Ben has a lot of experience and knows this subject well. Just recalling the Covid debating, chills me to consider at age 70, convincing others on the left to see right logic when they repeatedly spue the same words of folly. If I win one climate change debate, that makes this book worth my 2 hrs ingesting it. Thanks Ben. Love your comments on the Exodus round table.
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Raphael
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom
Reviewed in Brazil on August 16, 2023
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Excelente e prático livro.
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Amazing Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars Smart, clear, useful
Reviewed in Germany on December 23, 2022
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This little guide isn't just useful for debating leftists on either side of the pond. The vast majority of Shapiro's 11 rules are applicable in most debate-like situations and regardless of the political leanings of your opponent or topic. Shapiro is a brilliant debatee and successfully managed to distill a powerful toolbox into these few short pages. Well worth the read.
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Germinal Rosell
5.0 out of 5 stars Rationality over emotion
Reviewed in Mexico on January 8, 2020
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This book is a short and sweet tool, packed with a few clear and concise rules that let you get past the fear of being labeled with negative terms by the extreme, toxic left.

I really like how despite being written a few years ago, it feels like a breath of fresh air against the very judgmental anti male culture that has over taken the media and some areas of the entertainment industry. This short book shows how the toxic left "thinks" and how their arguments most of the time are without substance or logic. It will allow you to get rid of the guilt that the left narrative imposes on you for daring to think any different.
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Somnath
5.0 out of 5 stars Not for learning debating
Reviewed in India on December 22, 2020
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The book is simple enough like a manual for assembling Lego. I was stupid enough to think this will help me with real debates but no it was completely political. Also I could relate to many things on the book but do not agree with the author who seemed short sighted in his approach. Why am I giving it 5 stars because this is the first book I read in one go in my best time.
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