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The Trivium are the first three of the seven liberal arts of antiquity. Grammar, logic, and rhetoric constitute the art of language, and formed the basis of a classical education in the medieval period. The Trivium today is still studied by lawyers, orators, writers, and other silken-tongued speakers who need the power to convince and persuade. With witty cartoons, old engravings, and examples from classical literature, this book will help you better respond to intellectual argument and deflate others' puffery with ease.- Grammar explained, not as a stuffy system of rules, but as the art of clear communication.- The complexities of logic are analyzed, teaching you to expose the flaws in others arguments while bullet-proofing your own.- Principles of rhetoric show you how to manipulate opinion and how to persuade and convince.
