Antitheism and the Art of the "Hitch Slap"

"...Less a comedian than a wit, Hitchens developed his distinctive argumentative style while studying politics, philosophy, and economics at Oxford University during the ‘60s. There, he learned how verbal barbs and linguistic dexterity can be potent weapons of rhetoric in intellectual combat..."
http://www.popmatters.com/column/189249-antitheism-and-the-art-of-the-hitch-slap/