This inquiry explored persuasive styles and tactics employed in the United Nations General Assembly Debate speeches by Arabic and English speaking leaders. Past work has distinguished three persuasive styles: analogical, presentational, and quasilogical. The literature proposes that Arabs employ analogical and presentational styles, while the “West” prefers the quasilogical style. Findings point out that Arabs employed the quasilogical style more often than English speakers. All speakers drew upon most of the tactics identified to reinforce their arguments. Finally, there has been a change in the use of some tactics for both sets of speakers over 30 years.