HEY DISCORDIA:

[Triple Zero]

I'm not sure, I've read the Dutch translation in dead tree format, which I suspect would be closer to the original German text (also, though it's been a while, I seem to remember they left in a bunch of Germanisms, so it might actually have been quite close). If it was intended to be humorous (which is not all too unlikely), it's definitely written with a straight face.

Wikipedia seems to agree: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Being_Right
"The Art of Being Right: 38 Ways to Win an Argument (1831) (Eristische Dialektik: Die Kunst, Recht zu Behalten) is an acidulous and sarcastic treatise written by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in sarcastic deadpan.[1]"

Either way, it's definitely very useful and informative. What I particularly like about the book is how it's pretty much complete: It spans the range from perfectly acceptable "moves" in an argument (refuting the opponent's position with counterproof, reasoning or logic) all the way to the final stratagem which reads "If all else fails, become rude, insulting"

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

I agree, I only recently read it when PE showed me the definition and I started researching it more...

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It spans the range from perfectly acceptable "moves" in an argument (refuting the opponent's position with counterproof, reasoning or logic) all the way to the final stratagem which reads "If all else fails, become rude, insulting"

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

It spans the range from perfectly acceptable "moves" in an argument (refuting the opponent's position with counterproof, reasoning or logic) all the way to the final stratagem which reads "If all else fails, become rude, insulting"

I learned that on the internets.