Thank You For Arguing Critique

Jay Heinrichs is a world renowned author, a publisher of multiple magazines, and an editor of various works for over 25 years. In 2007, he published one of his most famed books, Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion . Since then, two more editions have been printed and over a million copies have been sold in over 12 different languages. Thank You for Arguing is Jay Heinrichs’s take on the art of arguing which is widely influenced by the thoughts and ideas of the philosopher, Aristotle. Heinrichs also focuses on the offense and defense of arguing and how to incorporate logos,pathos,and ethos to effectively present and win an argument at hand while giving. This book was effective and informational and should continually be …show more content…
In the offensive part, he describes the three different types of arguments and how to incorporate ethos,logos,and pathos, within each type of argument. In chapter three, he uses the language tool logos to tell readers that, “The blame questions deal with the past. The values questions are in the present tense. And the choice questions have to do with the future”(Jay Heinrichs 28). By using simple logic, he’s convinced readers that his views of different arguments are correct and therefore the readers should learn to use and identify them. Throughout the rest of the book, Heinrichs also uses pathos by giving many personal examples of arguments he’s had with people close to him like his son and his wife. By presenting arguments in real life situations that he’s won, Jay Heinrichs gives himself personal credibility to tell readers how they can also become victorious in an argument. Thank You for Arguing’s ultimate goal is to try to teach the American audience the uses and the art of rhetoric by demonstrating effective and logically sound