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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'How To Be Right: The Art of Being Persuasively Correct' by Greg Gutfeld is a humorous and compelling attempt to quell the shouting matches between the political right and left, with the hope that the right will win in the end.
With chapter titles like "Discard Your Outrage" and "Outcompassion Them" the author talks about his career and how he goes about defending his opinions. He does it with humor and a willingness to turn an argument on it's head. Even going to absurd extremes at times. He is not shrill like most right proponents, and he has the ability to make a solid and thoughtful counter argument.
I enjoyed this book. It made me laugh out loud at times. I can relate to some of the situations and wish I'd been as quick on my feet as the author.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Crown Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
With chapter titles like "Discard Your Outrage" and "Outcompassion Them" the author talks about his career and how he goes about defending his opinions. He does it with humor and a willingness to turn an argument on it's head. Even going to absurd extremes at times. He is not shrill like most right proponents, and he has the ability to make a solid and thoughtful counter argument.
I enjoyed this book. It made me laugh out loud at times. I can relate to some of the situations and wish I'd been as quick on my feet as the author.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Crown Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
lannklein's review against another edition
4.0
Gutfeld wrote this book during his transition from hosting Red Eye to exclusively co-hosting The Five. As a Red Eye fan, I was not happy with this change and at the time decided not to read this book. Now that I have, this book felt like a kind of farewell tour to Red Eye where you could see some of the watered-down version of him we now see. I found the book entertaining, but it just wasn’t the same.
lapingveno's review against another edition
3.0
Decent, but a bit too "unapologetically libertarian" for my taste
theartolater's review
4.0
In one sense, it's a shame this book has to exist at all. But, on the other hand, with a lot of apolitical people joining the scene in the last 7 or so years, there's a benefit to a television pundit that conservatives might know giving some tips about the best ways to make conservative arguments.
As someone who's been doing this for a decade and a half, this isn't going to give anyone but newbies anything significant to chew over, and if you find Gutfeld grating (and I'm neither a Fox News guy nor a *Red Eye*/*The Five* watcher), this book might not change that, but if you're new to the conservative movement and are looking for some pointers for those awkward holiday meals or summer cookouts, there's little out there like this to offer up.
Worth it if you need it, but skip it if you're experienced.
As someone who's been doing this for a decade and a half, this isn't going to give anyone but newbies anything significant to chew over, and if you find Gutfeld grating (and I'm neither a Fox News guy nor a *Red Eye*/*The Five* watcher), this book might not change that, but if you're new to the conservative movement and are looking for some pointers for those awkward holiday meals or summer cookouts, there's little out there like this to offer up.
Worth it if you need it, but skip it if you're experienced.
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