Unit 7: Cross-Examination

1. 1. Which is a legitimate goal of a cross-examination question?

   Filling time with unrelated remarksRefusing to let the opponent speakClarifying an ambiguous claimReading your entire next speech early

2. 2. True or False?

   "If an opponent gives an evasive non-answer in cross-examination, calmly re-asking the question is often more effective than moving on."

   TrueFalse

3. 3. After exposing a hidden premise in cross-examination, what should you do next?

   Apologize for asking the questionQuote the opponent's own answer back to them in your next speech before attacking itWait until final focus to mention it for the first timeNothing; the exposure alone wins the point

4. 4. Catching equivocation requires you to first:

   Ignore the term in questionRedefine the term without telling anyonePin down the opponent's intended definition of the term in cross-examinationWait for the judge to notice on their own

5. 5. If a cross-examination question contains a false assumption about your case, you should:

   Decline to answer any further questionsAnswer as though it were trueCorrect the false premise before answeringAsk the judge to intervene

6. 6. True or False?

   "Rambling well past the scope of a cross-examination question can accidentally concede more ground than necessary."

   TrueFalse

Write three cross-examination questions you would ask against a specific opponent case (real or hypothetical): one to clarify, one to expose a hidden premise, and one to set up a future argument.