Cross Examined Life

Cross Examined Life

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Cross Examined Life episodes

  • 045 - Must Men Lead Households in Christian Families?
    Joel defends: Men must lead households in Christian families.
    PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
    1. Don’t be afraid to acknowledge when the reality of what you're arguing for has gone poorly in practice.
    2. Consider your argument from the shoes of the person on the opposite side of the issue as you, and try to imagine how they might feel when they hear your position advanced.
    3. When your conversation partner is advocating one solution or policy for a given situation, ask them to imagine how others solve that same problem, without adopting their proposed solution.
    4. When the proposal being advanced feels limiting or potentially stifling, turn the tables on your conversation partner by asking how they would feel if that proposal were imposed on members of their own family.
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    54 min
  • 044 - Is the Electoral College Still Important for the U.S.?
    David defends: The U.S. electoral college should be eliminated.
    PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
    1. Don’t reveal where you come down on a political or religious issue, if your position on that issue is not essential to, and can create a distraction from, the larger point at issue.
    2. Mirroring back your conversation partner’s words not only shows that you’re listening actively, but helps you ensure that you’re understanding the nuance of the position being advanced.
    3. When you don’t have a strong response to a question, admit that; and in the process, gain credibility and honesty points with your conversation partner.
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    59 min
  • 043 - Is Capitalism Harmful to Society?
    Heather defends: Capitalism is harmful to society.
    PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
    1. Use phrases that your conversation partner uses, instead of your own, to focus on the underlying idea, rather than get hung up on the vocabulary.
    2. If you don’t know the facts, preface your answer by being honest that you’re speculating or extrapolating, then go back and verify the facts later.
    1 hr 8 min
  • 042 - Must Airlines Permit Emotional Support Animals to Fly?
    Stephanie and Antony debate this question.
    PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
    1. Pause at times to take stock of where both sides are in the disagreement, note common ground, and then identify areas of sharper disagreement to address.
    2. Asking tough questions is one of the strongest tools available to advance the conversation and to alert your conversation partner that there’s something important you want them to address or resolve. Sometimes asking all your questions at once, when they’re fresh in your mind, can also clue your partner in to where you mind is leading the conversation.
    3. These words signal that you’re listening, and ensure that you understand your conversation partner: “Correct me if I’m wrong, but what I heard you say is…”
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    57 min
  • 041 - Should the Govt Screen our Kid’s Mental Health?
    Ryan defends: The Govt Should Screen our Kids' Mental Health Each Year.
    PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
    1. Repeat the other person’s explanation in your own words. This not ensures that you’re beginning from common definitions, but it’s respectfully, because it shows the other person you are hearing and understand them.
    2. After providing your more detailed explanation with nuance, come back to the original question, ask yourself whether or not you’ve fully answered it, and if, on balance, the answer to the question asked was one way or another, indicate that.
    3. Resist the temptation to call one more question your “last” or “final question.” Simply ask it, then re-evaluate the need for additional questions.
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    30 min
  • 040 - Should Abortion Define How Christians Vote?
    Colleen defends: Christians should be willing to vote for pro-choice candidates.
    PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
    1. Just because something is described as "semantics", don't write it off as not worth discussing.
    2. Be brave and be willing to say that something is not black and white - then describe how it's nuanced.
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    54 min
  • 039 - Caravan or Caminata - Should We Limit Asylum Claims?
    The 4,000 individuals walking to the US through Mexico have the right to apply for Asylum and have their claims fairly considered – on the basis of due process.
    PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
    1. In presenting your position, give the audience a broad outline of your various points. Then, go back and fill in the details underlying each point. Finally, remind the audience what you told them.
    2. Make sure you understand the question well, clarifying if necessary, before providing an answer.
    3. After your answer, check in with your memory to make sure you answered the Q that was asked. If you did not; admit you didn’t answer the question, then tackle it head on. If needed, ask for further clarifications before answering.
    4. Ask for space to think through a question. If someone asks for it, without criticism, grant space for someone to think through your question, or issue presented, out loud.
    44 min
  • 037 - Can Human Rights Exist?
    Rob defends: Many human rights do not exist.
    PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY TIPS
    1. Clarify definitions of uncommon words or foundational terms at the beginning of your argument.
    2. Don’t take laws or Supreme Court decisions for granted.
    3. Try to employ hypothetical questions, even if they present absurd scenarios, to test the foundational beliefs of the person with whom you’re arguing.
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    51 min

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