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→Christopher Hitchens and public speaking
''See also:'' [[Atheism and public speaking]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and public speaking]]
Christopher Hitchens was known for being an eloquent and passionate public speaker who injected humor in his public speaking.
Christopher Hitchens was known for being an eloquent and passionate public speaker who injected humor in his public speaking.
However, Hitchens had his critics in terms of his public debates.<ref name="The Craig-Hitchens Debate"/><ref name="The damnation of St Christopher">[https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/michael-wolff-on-christopher-hitchens The damnation of St Christopher] by Michael Wolff</ref>
However, Hitchens had his critics in terms of his public debates.<ref name="The Craig-Hitchens Debate"/><ref name="The damnation of St Christopher">[https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/michael-wolff-on-christopher-hitchens The damnation of St Christopher] by Michael Wolff</ref>
Michael Wolff wrote in ''GQ'' magazine:
Michael Wolff wrote in ''GQ'' magazine:
[[File:Christopher Hitchens.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|Christopher Hitchens]]
{{Cquote|His frequent public forums - in which Hitchens' British-style debating skills were presented as a sort of miracle as well as a freak of nature, as if he were a more biting Rumpole - had become a significant and profitable part of his career. He had a cast of agents and hucksters who would organise and promote these events in cheap venues, reserving him a cut of the door.
{{Cquote|His frequent public forums - in which Hitchens' British-style debating skills were presented as a sort of miracle as well as a freak of nature, as if he were a more biting Rumpole - had become a significant and profitable part of his career. He had a cast of agents and hucksters who would organise and promote these events in cheap venues, reserving him a cut of the door.