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How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition
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How to Win Any Argument, Revised Edition

by Robert Mayer
September 2011
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
256 pages
5h 36m
English
Career Press
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16Heavy Metal Moves

Because they shape how others will act and react

Lawyers at an American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Conference “had to look twice when they saw rock stars from the band KISS.”

It turned out they were the conference faculty.

Why KISS? “To make a serious point”: When resolving conflict, sometimes you’ll need “skills from the dark side”. Skills known as “Heavy Metal”. The faculty discussed “taboo subjects such as manipulation, intimidation.”1

Here are three pass-on-from-generation-unto-generation truths:

Images Truth #1: Escalating the conflict only prolongs the conflict.

Truth #2: Conflict follows a path. Emotional responses ...

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ISBN: 9781601631817