An Advanced Trial Technique: Parry, Pivot, Knowledge Bomb
๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
The witness is on the ropes and you're on a roll
Raining haymakers of super tough questions
Their expert repeatedly stammers, "๐ ๐๐"
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
"๐ก๐ข"
๐คฌ
๐ฉTrial is supposed to be a back-and-forth exchange
๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ
๐ฅMore like a haunted house: jump scares all around
๐ฉTrial is supposed to be dramatic like the movies
๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ
๐ฅMore like a drunk uncle: he won't let you interrupt
๐ฉTrial is supposed to be sophisticated, like Bridge
๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ
๐ฅMore like a fencing match: thrust, parry, and repeat
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต'๐ด ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ
The direction of the question line is clear to me
I lead the attorney on by repeatedly stammering "๐๐๐"
Just as the jaws of the question line snap shut
I stop the procession with a strong "๐ก๐ข"
And pivot to a line of thought
They had hoped to avoid
๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ
Over time, the most powerful counter is:
Parry - Pivot - And Drop The Knowledge Bomb
๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ก?
