Next-Level Cross Examination, Part 3
Part 1 covered fact-finding questions, while Part 2 looked at Catch-22s. Now, we get to Part 3: Storytelling. Storytelling If fact-finding is the grammar of cross-examination, and Catch-22s are the...
View ArticleAdding Cross Ex To Your Briefs: The How And Why
Recently, we’ve written some articles that focus on cross examination. Those articles describe a few approaches to CX questioning, but now there’s another question to be answered: (how) do you put CX...
View ArticleWhen To Use Statements In Cross Ex: Never
We’ve all seen it. Debaters who use cross-examination or cross-fire to expound on the speech they’ve just made. This is not only ill-advised but also obnoxious and shows a clear lack of understanding....
View ArticleYou’re Probably “Asking the Question Too Far”
Let’s suppose I’m a prosecutor trying to convince a jury to convict the defendant in a murder case. Let’s call the defendant “Albert” and the victim “Buddy.” Albert is on the stand and I’m...
View ArticleVoting Issues Part I: The Case Against Voting Issues
Carefully read a list of numbers, wait a minute or two, and then try to recall as many of those numbers as you can. It’ll probably be easiest to remember the first and last few numbers. That’s because...
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