About the book: 2005 / What is a constructive argument? What can complicate its course? What types of tricks are used most often in an argument? How can you effectively resist them and achieve success in chest negotiations? The book, written popularly and accessible to a wide range of readers, discusses issues related to the meaning of a dispute in interpersonal communication, using a large number of examples, demonstrating numerous options for tricks in a dispute, setting out their logical and psychological characteristics. In addition, a description is given of various methods of reflecting tricks that allow one to eliminate disagreements, increase the constructiveness of the dispute and the effectiveness of negotiations to resolve conflicting and tense situations in communication. The purpose of the book is to expand the reader’s knowledge of the psychology of disputes. It can serve as a useful guide for anyone interested in improving their competence in interpersonal interaction. The book is not a set of “recipes” and recommendations, but rather a dialogue between equal partners.