Tian Ruobai is an assistant editor with a brash manner and a razor-sharp tongue. Her blunt words have made her unpopular at the publishing house. Unexpectedly, she ends up in charge of two hugely popular columns. From then on, her life goes completely off the rails.
[The Essential Guide to Winning Every Argument]
1. Sharpen your tongue and keep your brain well-oiled, always ready to argue;
2. Weigh both sides' strengths and weaknesses beforehand, and plan your strategy in advance;
3. Analyze the grounds for the argument and aim to: use reason when you have it, twist the truth when you don't, turn a fallacy into gospel, and make every word you say sound like the truth;
4. Once the argument begins, it's time to show off your verbal skills. Start with clear organization and rigorous logic, emphasize the key points, and deliver it all in one breath. Say something shocking, make an unconventional argument, present your evidence with perfect timing, use an outrageous example, and finish with a line that hits them right in the heart. Use parallelism, rhetorical questions, and other techniques flexibly, crushing them with overwhelming force for maximum damage;
5. Even if you're bad at writing, there's hope: remember, short, sharp, and deadly works wonders too;
6. The fastest move is the one that's hardest to counter. Speaking speed matters, of course, as long as you enunciate clearly;
7. Leave as soon as you're done so they can't retaliate. Remember, a broken heart is a debuff that keeps draining your health;
8. Safety, safety, safety! Know when to quit while you're ahead. Argue safely, and everyone wins!
Theme: Face awkwardness head-on and find healing in life
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I've been quietly reading your work, and I hope you'll keep writing!