Thank You For Smoking

Thank You For Smoking was a very entertaining movie. I found it very ironic that the movie was about smoking cigarettes, but no one smoked throughout the movie. It was also interesting how Nick began to take his son with him on his business excursions. I feel this was good for his son and taught him a great deal. The way Nick went about talking to his clients and how he went about persuading his audience was very unique. He had a great feel for people and new what buttons to push and the right time to push them. I personally wish I was better at that. I love to argue and I normally am pretty good at it, just sometimes I take things too far. Nick was a great speaker and persuader, and I learned a good bit from him by watching Thank You For Smoking. He taught me that as long as I believe that I am right, I am right and can change my adversary's mind. It seems persuasion is more about confidence and weakening your opponent than it is being exactly correct on the subjuct.