Devil’s Advocate Preparation
TASK:
– You are required to identify areas to cross-examine from your own work.
PURPOSE:
– Analyze and review your own report and work product and determine areas of cross-examination.
possibilities.
GRADING RUBRIC:
| Skills | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Score |
| Devil’s
Advocate Preparation |
Language is clear
and relevant |
Most language is
clear and relevant |
Few parts of the
contract are clear/relevant |
The language is not
clear |
|
| Required
Elements |
All of the required
elements are clearly visible, organized and well placed |
Most of the
required elements are clearly visible, organized and well placed |
Few of the required
elements are clearly visible, organized and well placed. May be missing elements |
Missing most or all
of the required elements |
|
| Content Spelling
Grammar Punctuation |
Excellent spelling,
grammar, punctuation, and original content |
1-2 spelling,
grammar, or punctuation errors with original content |
3-5 spelling,
grammar, or punctuation errors with original content |
Multiple spelling,
grammar, or punctuation errors Some content is copy/paste |
ORIGIN
- List 3 areas on which you expect to be cross examined on the issue of your origin location. This question seeks some specific questions that you expect to be asked, based on your origin opinion.
Do not write a general question such as: “Why did you exclude the other portions of the room?”
Rather, write a more detailed question such as:
“If the living room went to flashover, could that explain why there was a hole in the floor?”
“If you were told that the fire department extinguished the living room last, would that explain why the hole in the floor was so much larger than the hole in the dining room?”
If you start to think like the attorney who will cross examine you, then you will be much better prepared for any questions you will face.
CAUSE
- List 3 areas on which you expect to be cross examined on the issue of your determination of cause within your area of origin. Be very specific in identifying these 3 areas.
Again, make sure your questions are specific. For example, “If you discovered that the lab analysis was not reliable, and that the “accelerate” evidence could not be used in court, what other proof do you have that would be sufficient to support your conclusion that the cause was arson?”
