The episode is a preface and commentary to “How to Win an Argument Without Having to Be Right,” a work by Arthur Schopenhauer that deals with eristic dialectics, that is, the art of winning debates by illicit means. The author, Olavo de Carvalho, explains the context of Schopenhauer’s work and relates it to the thinking of other authors such as Kant and Aristotle, showing how eristic dialectics fits into a broader panorama of the history of philosophy. In his analysis, Carvalho criticizes dialectics as a method for arriving at the truth and proposes a vision closer to intuition and inner experience. The text also addresses the issue of the “art of always being right” in debates and criticizes the use of eristic stratagems for political and ideological purposes, especially in the Brazilian context. Throughout his commentary, Carvalho uses contemporary examples to illustrate the application of Schopenhauer’s 38 stratagems, showing how these devices are still used today.