Farnsworth's Classical English Argument : David R. Godine, Publisher : 9781567927986 : 156792798X : 06 Jun 2024 : Learn the art of argument from the masters. Here is a curated collection, with hundreds of examples, of reasoning and debate from the golden age of debate in England and America. Leave it to Farnsworth to illuminate principles of debate through examples by masters of the language. Thomas Paine, Abraham Lincoln, Jonathan Swift, Edmund Burke, Winston Churchill, and many others, each provide exemplars of reasoning, persuasion, and aggression. From ?Insult and Invective? to ?Reductio ad Absurdum,? from ?Ad Hominem Arguments,? to ?Deduction and Induction? (and the final chapter ?Futility?), readers will see how to craft winning arguments of their own. A readable reference, the book is also meant for fun. ?It shows masters of the language,? as Farnsworth writes, ?crossing analytical swords and exchanging abuse when those things were done with more talent and dignity than is com