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GOOD ARGUMENTS - BO SEO GEBUNDEN

Two-time world champion debater and coach of the Harvard debate team  Bo Seo tells the
inspiring story of his life in competitive debating and reveals the timeless secrets of
effective communication and persuasion When Bo Seo was 8 years old  he and his family migrated
from Korea to Australia. At the time  he did not speak English  and  unsurprisingly  struggled
at school. But  then  in fifth grade  something happened to change his life: he discovered
competitive debate. Immediately  he was hooked. It turned out  perhaps counterintuitively  that
debating was the perfect activity for someone shy and unsure of himself. It became a way for Bo
not only to find his voice  but to excel socially and academically. And he's not the only one.
Far from it: presidents  Supreme Court justices  and CEOs are all disproportionally debaters.
This is hardly a coincidence. By tracing his own journey from immigrant kid to world champion 
Seo shows how the skills of debating-information gathering  truth finding  lucidity 
organization  and persuasion-are often the cornerstone of successful careers and happy lives.
Drawing insights from its strategies  structure  and history  Seo teaches readers the skills of
competitive debate  and in doing so shows how they can improve their communication with friends
family  and colleagues alike. He takes readers on a thrilling intellectual adventure into the
eccentric and brilliant subculture of competitive debate  touching on everything from the
radical politics of Malcom X to Artificial Intelligence. Seo proves beyond a shadow of a doubt
that  far from being a source of conflict  good-faith debate can enrich our daily lives and 
indeed  is essential to a flourishing democracy.

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