Definitions
A close-ended question on direct.
What is leading?
Q: You were at home last night, right?
A: I was born on December 13th in San Francisco, and, on that day, the world became a better place.
What is non-responsive?
Q: What do you do for a living?
A: Oh, well, I'm unemployed, but let me tell you I am just as capable as ANY employed person. Just because I've been fired from every job you think I can't do it? Well think again. I can do anything. My best solataire time is 41 seconds. Does that sound like someone who cant do it?
What is narritive?
The star of a direct examination
What is a witness?
Name all the coaches
Who is Riley, Neko, Brianna, Tim
An answer that doesn't respond to the question.
What is non-responsive?
Q: You wear your socks inside out and can only wear flat shoes, right?
What is compound?
Q: What do you do for a living?
A: I work in mycology, the study of mushrooms.
Q: What where poison mushrooms found in the defendant's house?
What is lacks foundation?
The definition of a leading question
What is a question that implies what the answer is?
What was the profession in my original 4 minute timer?
what is pirate?
A hostile question.
What is argumentative?
Q: You have PE fifth period, right?
A: Yes.
Q: So during fifth period, you have PE?
A: Yes.
What is asked and answered?
Q: How did the defendant feel after you said that to her?
What is speculation?
what is looping?
What is adding the end of an answer to your next question?
What is Riley's brother's name?
Aidan Michael Hanson
An answer that goes beyond the scope of the question.
What is narrative?
Q: You were there the night your brother was killed, right?
A: I was.
Q: And you are a track star, aren't you?
A: Absolutely not. I'm Riley.
What is relevance?
Was he wearing red?
What is no objection!!!!!
Two things that every question in a direct needs
What is relevance and foundation
Are pigeons real? (opinion)
you only get points if we like what you say
A question or answer that creates substantially more bias or confusion than relevance.
What is more prejudicial than probative?
Q: Mr. Springman probably hates bald people, doesn't he?
What is speculation?
Q: How are you involved with today's case?
A: I am the detective who arrest Ms. Javaheri for identit theft.
Q: Has she ever been arrested for anything else?
A: Yes, for the murder of Mr. Hanson's brother.
What is more prejudical than probative?
We often say the pacing of a direct should feel like a _____ not a _____.
What is a tennis match not a ping pong match?
If every lion was a second and you had 1 billion lions, How many years is that?
What is 31.7 years