Thank You for Arguing Chapter:1 Summary

Chapter 1 Summary: Open Your Eyes

 In chapter one it started of by giving us a real world example on how arguing can lead to persuading some one into doing what you want. It also goes on to talk about how arguments lies behind every situation we encounter such as advertising, slang and gestures.In the section of chapter one, The Matrix,Only Cooler, says even our ancient ancestors even used rhetoric as a major part of their education. If it wasn't for the Greeks inventing it, we probably wouldn't have a democracy. Considering the fact that they created one of the worlds first. Later into the chapter in comes to a point where they talk on how "seduction" can get you more than just... sex. Okay, So basically there's two forms of seduction . You have sexual and non-sexual according the author. The non-sexual one is the type of seduction you can use to try to sell someone a product or convince someone to do something for you when you don't want to do it. For example, say you're at a restaurant and you know exactly what you want and don't want anything else. Then the server approaches you and convinces you that you should try one of there specials on the menu and you do. That server just seduced you into doing something you didn't want to do. In the last section it explains how argument is in our nature. Its something humans and animals share. For instance, animals have there way of marking there territory and protecting there women so other territorial males can't intrude. Us as humans do the exact same, just in an entirely different way of course. So let me put it in a way you'll understand. A man's territory will be his home and wife. So men will of course live his life the way his wife would like it so he wont lose her to another man, but at the same time take care of his territory(his house). I hope that made sense but in conclusion this section explained different ways you can use rhetoric in any argument or situation you encounter in many different ways.