Case 11 of 20 · Arguments & Debate

Challengebeginner⭐ 30 XP⚖️ Court of Fair

Cross-Examination

🔎Case Brief #11

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves questioning the other side's arguments.

🎯 Your mission

Take the risk and try.

⚡ The twist

Find the weakness in the argument you agree with.

What You'll Learn

🧠 In a cross-examination, you ask questions to find weaknesses in the other side's case. 'You said X, but what about Y? How does that affect your argument?' Understanding questioning the other side's arguments is one of the building blocks of strong thinking. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Questioning the other side's arguments

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Think About This

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves questioning the other side's arguments. Your teacher asks the class to think about it. What do you notice? What questions pop into your head?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about questioning the other side's arguments. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master questioning the other side's arguments

Apply arguments & debate in real situations

Build habits of arguments & debate

Key Vocabulary

Disagree

Thinking something different

Reason

The 'why' behind what you think

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Grown-ups use arguments debate every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain questioning the other side's arguments to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Solve the Case

Case 1

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What is the main idea of questioning the other side's arguments?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

In your next disagreement, repeat back what the other person said before replying.

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For the dinner table

“When is it OK to disagree — and how?”

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