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How to Argue with a Cat
How to Argue with a Cat: A Human's Guide to the Art of Persuasion | Jay Heinrichs, Natalie Palmer-Sutton
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Learn how to persuade catsthe worlds most skeptical and cautious negotiatorswith this primer on rhetoric and argument from the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for Arguing! Cats are skilled manipulators who can talk you into just about anything without a single word (or maybe a meow or two). They can get you to drop whatever youre doing and play with them. They can make you serve their dinner way ahead of schedule. They can get you to sit down in an instant to provide a lap. On the other hand, try getting a cat to do what you want.... While its hard, persuading a cat is possible. And after that, persuading humans becomes a breeze, and that is what you will learn in this book. How to Argue with a Cat will teach you how to: Hold an intelligent conversationone of the few things easier to do with a cat than a human. Argue logically, even if your opponent is furry and irrational. Hack up a fallacy (the hairball of logic). Make your body do the talking (cats are very good at this). Master decorum: the art of fitting in with cats, venture capitalists, or humans. Learn the wisdom of predator timing to pounce at the right moment. Get someone to do something or stop doing it. Earn any creatures respect and loyalty.
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limada
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Adorable little book, explaining how to argue with and also like a cat. I feel practical applications coming soon. #14-2023

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Angeles
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Got this slim book yesterday and read it in one sitting. Funny, true and practical but hard to follow advice. I recommend it. Great reminder that cats (and people) are not persuaded with logic not matter what we tell ourselves 👍

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Mimi28
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🙀🙀Ok, now I‘m REALLY confused!! So it IS kind how to argue LIKE a Cat. I think I need a nap, lol 😹😹I am going to have a lot to say about this book, lol. 🤔🤔

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Mimi28
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I somehow had the idea that the title of this book was How to Argue LIKE a cat, 🤷🏽‍♀️😂😞 I really don‘t want to know how to argue WITH a cat, lol. I‘m not going to DNF it yet, but I feel soooo stupid, lol. Maybe I should write - How To Argue Like a Cat, lol, but I‘m sure all cat lovers can. I thought I was going to learn something. 2 good 2 B true, 😂🤷🏽‍♀️😻😞😞

Mimi28 My mom just said- How could you get that mixed up??!!! Lolol, I guess it was just wishful thinking 5y
batsy I would totally read How to Argue Like a Cat so you need to write it!! 😼😹 5y
Mimi28 @batsy lol, thanks. How are you? 5y
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Carolyn11215
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#catsoflitsy My Maine Coon Randy taking over the big dog bed. @Chrissyreadit you can probably get a sense of just how big he is by size of that large paw. He‘s getting older so actually weighs less than he once did.

Eggbeater He's gorgeous! 😍 6y
Carolyn11215 @Eggbeater Randy says “Thank you very much! And do you have any treeeeaaats for me?” 😜 6y
Chrissyreadit Yes! Gorgeous! 6y
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Amiable
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As a cat owner, I feel like this should probably be a much shorter book than it is (123 pages!) Like maybe a postcard instead. Or a Post-It note. Or the size of the fortune inside your cookie. 🙄 #catsoflitsy

rubyslippersreads And all it says is, "Don't even try." ? 6y
Amiable @rubyslippersreads --Exactly! 😺 6y
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Slynn71
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I saw this book and knew i had to have it. “The cat secret to agreeability: Walk around as if the whole word adores you. The whole world becomes your lap. Go lie in it.” 😂❤️👏🏽