Thank You For Smoking

I just watched 'Thank You For Smoking' last night. This is a comedy about a tobacco lobbyist, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.

























Although the background of this movie is about tobacco, the movie is not trying to promote smoking cigrettes. It is more on how one can argue about a subject.

Your main target is your audience and not the person you are arguing with. Sometimes you don't have to answer directly to the question asked. As long as you can prove that the other person is wrong, you are right and the audience will be convinced. Nick Naylor, the main character in this movie is really good at that.

I like this movie not because I work in a tobacco company. It is entertaining and the way this guy argue is fantastic. No wonder this is a recommended movie for MBA students of Manchester University, may be they can learn how to argue better after watching it.