Unit 7: Crossfire, Grand Crossfire, and Using Answers Later

1. 1. Which type of Crossfire question is generally most useful?

   No questions at allAn open-ended question like 'why do you think you're winning?'A question about the weatherA specific, closed question designed to secure a useful concession

2. 2. True or False?

   "Dodging a direct Crossfire question usually reads well to a judge."

   TrueFalse

3. 3. Grand Crossfire differs from regular Crossfire because:

   Only the judge may ask questionsIt happens before Constructive speechesThere is no fixed speaking order among the four debatersIt has a strict alternating speaker order

4. 4. Why should debaters take notes during Crossfire?

   To flow the exchange accurately for use in Summary and Final FocusBecause Crossfire counts toward total speech timeTo replace prep timeBecause NSDA requires a written transcript

5. 5. True or False?

   "A concession secured in Crossfire is useless unless it is cited again in a later speech."

   TrueFalse

6. 6. Coordinating with your partner in Grand Crossfire mainly helps avoid:

   The coin flip being repeatedRunning out of prep timeBoth partners talking over each other or asking redundant questionsMissing the Final Focus speech

Write three Crossfire questions for a topic of your choice, each with a stated purpose and planned later use.