In this delightful little essay, Schopenhauer analyzes a series of tricks that can help someone prevail in a debate regardless of whether they are right or wrong and regardless of the substance of the issue. The sophistries and deceptive methods shamelessly proposed by the great philosopher often bring a smile to the reader's face.
However, upon reaching the conclusion of the text, one realizes that what preceded seems
ultimately more like an exercise in irony and is meant to serve as a warning: "Barely one in a hundred people is worthy of debating with.
Let the rest say whatever they want - after all, everyone has a right to stupidity."