Cross-examination
Questions that set traps and corner your opponent — with the follow-ups. Built for debaters who need evidence that holds up under cross-examination, not vibes.
What you'll get
- Carded evidence with author, qualification, date, and source
- Arguments structured for your specific debate format
- The strongest counterarguments pre-empted, with responses
What you'll fill in
the argument you want to cross-examine
The prompt
This is what lands in your composer — edit the [blanks] and send.
My opponent is arguing: "[the argument you want to cross-examine]". Write me a cross-examination line: five questions in sequence that lock in concessions and expose the weakest assumption, each with the answer I'm fishing for and the follow-up if they dodge. End with the one sentence I should land in my next speech that uses what they conceded.
Start from this template
Model Diplomat fills it in with answers grounded in primary sources — every claim cites a real document, never a fabricated one.
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