Practice library

Turn an admission from cross-ex into an argument.

Start your rebuttal with the argument that could actually beat you.

Find the step their argument skipped, and attack it.

Give up a point and still win the bigger one.

Defend the step in your argument they attacked.

Choose what your rebuttal covers when they made too many arguments to answer.

Show that their argument actually helps your side.

Choose support that measures what your claim says.

Trace a claim to its original evidence and inspect the method.

Distinguish an observation, forecast, and value judgment.

Keep denominators, units, and comparison periods intact.

Look for comparison groups, alternative causes, and the proposed mechanism.