An Advanced Trial Technique: Parry, Pivot, Knowledge Bomb

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The witness is on the ropes and you're on a roll

Raining haymakers of super tough questions

Their expert repeatedly stammers, "𝘠𝘌𝘚"

The lead is powerful and staggering

You can taste their "expert's" fear

One penultimate setup question

You play your trump question

And the opposing "expert"

Springs a trap

"𝗡𝗢"

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🟩Trial is supposed to be a back-and-forth exchange

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩

🟥More like a haunted house: jump scares all around


🟩Trial is supposed to be dramatic like the movies

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩

🟥More like a drunk uncle: he won't let you interrupt


🟩Trial is supposed to be sophisticated, like Bridge

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩

🟥More like a fencing match: thrust, parry, and repeat


𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥

The direction of the question line is clear to me

I lead the attorney on by repeatedly stammering "𝙔𝙀𝙎"

Just as the jaws of the question line snap shut

I stop the procession with a strong "𝗡𝗢"

And pivot to a line of thought

They had hoped to avoid

𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮


Over time, the most powerful counter is:

Parry - Pivot - And Drop The Knowledge Bomb



𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡?