Cross Examined Life
Improving the Way We Disagree
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2022
024 - Should Charter Schools Exist?
Emily defends: Charter schools should not exist.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Don’t hold fast to your position, when your experience tells you the answer is more complicated.
2. Don’t insist on an …
Sun 13 Aug 2017
023 - Sometimes Might the Death Penalty be Appropriate?
Brandon defends: Sometimes, the death penalty is the only appropriate punishment.
*No Practical Takeaway Tips this week*
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Sat 22 Jul 2017
022 - Should Everyone Eat a Vegetarian Diet?
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Tue 11 Jul 2017
021 - Is Gentrification a Problem?
Moira defends: Gentrification is bad for diversity.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. If the example or analogy you're using is not resonating with your opponent; find a new one or a new strategy.
Get i…
Sun 25 Jun 2017
020 - Should Teachers Be Allowed to Hit Children?
Eric defends: Corporal punishment should end in American public schools.
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Sat 17 Jun 2017
019 - Should the Govt Sell National Parks?
Andrea defends: Public lands should be protected.
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Sat 10 Jun 2017
018 - Should Children Be Allowed to Vote?
William defends: There should be no minimum voting age.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Re-engage with the same question if it hasn’t been answered. Bonus points for finding a respectful and thoughtful …
Sat 03 Jun 2017
017 - Should Copyrights Exist?
Link defends: Intellectual Property rights are a contradiction in terms and should not exist.
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Sat 27 May 2017
016 - Is Death a Problem?
Sara defends: Death is not a problem that needs fixing.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Respond to your opponent honestly, even when your response surprises you.
2. Respectfully acknowledge the principl…
Tue 23 May 2017
015 - Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide?
Marc defends: Physician-assisted suicide should not be legal.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Define terms both within and implied by your argument.
2. Don’t suggest things are wildly different from on…
Sat 13 May 2017
014 - Should Babies be Born at Home?
Mary Kate defends: In 9 out of 10 cases, a mother and her baby would be safer giving birth in a home vs hospital setting.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Be bold and direct when your position second-gues…
Sat 06 May 2017
013 - Is Attending College a Right?
Rich defends: A four-year bachelor degree is a right and should be paid for by the government.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. If you are arguing that something is a right, try to be precise about where …
Fri 28 Apr 2017
012 - Should Cars Have Drivers?
Mark defends: Driverless cars should not be widely implemented.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. When there’s no way for either speaker can be factually right or wrong, just let go of the point and shift …
Sat 22 Apr 2017
011 - Should We Stop Using the word 'Terrorism'?
Teresa defends: The likelihood of misusing the words terrorist/terrorism is so great that these words should not be used.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. When you’re at a loss for words, try to return to…
Fri 14 Apr 2017
010 - Is there an Urgent Need to Colonize Other Planets?
Christine defends: We should prioritize the advancement of space travel, with the goal of becoming an interplanetary species.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Explain your choice of words used to state yo…
Sat 08 Apr 2017
009 - Does Voting for the Independent Candidate Ever Make Sense?
Mark defends: A vote, even for a candidate you expect to lose, is not a throw-away vote.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Don’t just knock out the competing options to your idea, but give reasons why your…
Sat 01 Apr 2017
008 - Is Traveling the World Essential?
Faith defends: World travel is an essential; not an expensive luxury.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Present alternatives when you think someone is wrong.
2. Unpack the explanation of your opponent …
Sat 25 Mar 2017
007 - Does the Way We Draw Voting Maps Really Matter?
John defends: Excessive gerrymandering is bad for the health of the American polity.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
1. Point out where things are going well or show promise, as you outline a problem.
2. …
Sat 18 Mar 2017
006 - Is Government Really Necessary?
Anthony defends: Anarchy/Privatizing government functions is smarter.
1. Clarify what you’re not talking about.
2. Note when you’re limiting a word’s definition for the purposes of this conversati…
Sat 11 Mar 2017
005 - Is a College Degree Obsolete?
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Liam defends the position: In this day and age, a college degree is obsolete.
Ten Takeaway Tips:
1. Keep your explanations brief.
2. C…
Sat 04 Mar 2017
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