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Cognitive Behavioural Rhetoric for Legal Advocacy

PS205
Module 3: Socratic Questioning and Cross-Examination Logic
3 Lessons

Structured questioning that tests testimony and assumptions, in the courtroom and in everyday professional conversations.

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Socratic Questioning and Cross-Examination Logic

1

Short Questions, One Fact at a Time

You will understand how to construct controlled, single-issue questions that build clarity and credibility, and why rapid-fire or compound questions undermine your rhetorical purpose.

25 min
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2

Exposing Inconsistency Through Planned Question Sequences

You will understand how to design and deliver a logical chain of questions that reveals contradictions in testimony or thinking, and how this technique serves persuasion in courts, client meetings and professional conversations.

25 min
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Critical Questions
3

Testing Assumptions: Socratic Questioning in Client Meetings and Negotiations

You will understand how to use structured, open-ended questions to help clients and counterparties examine their own thinking, expose hidden assumptions, and move towards shared understanding rather than confrontation.

25 min
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Examples
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Critical Questions