Perhaps more than any other speech, cross-examination represents LD debate's unique opportunity to have a truly discursive experience. With rapid speech frequently eroding the communicative dimensions of the 1NR or 1AR, CX gives debaters a chance to slow down the conversation and seriously engage one other's positions. Unfortunately, the fact that CX isn't comprised of recorded arguments as such often leads debater and judge alike to assign the speech diminished importance. Debaters rarely seem to care about the results of the exchange and their judges follow suit.
Where I'd Like to See CX Go by Stephen Babb
Where I'd Like to See CX Go by Stephen Babb
Where I'd Like to See CX Go by Stephen Babb
Perhaps more than any other speech, cross-examination represents LD debate's unique opportunity to have a truly discursive experience. With rapid speech frequently eroding the communicative dimensions of the 1NR or 1AR, CX gives debaters a chance to slow down the conversation and seriously engage one other's positions. Unfortunately, the fact that CX isn't comprised of recorded arguments as such often leads debater and judge alike to assign the speech diminished importance. Debaters rarely seem to care about the results of the exchange and their judges follow suit.