A JUDGE PEERS OVER THE SCALES OF JUSTICE AS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE BEGINS HIS REBUTTAL
Intellectual sparring. Penetrating questions and quick retorts. Defending one's position. Refocusing public debate. Championing an oppositional viewpoint (heroes of the counterculture). Gaining a voice vs. being silenced. Pressing one's advantage vs. backing away from unproductive arguments (withdrawing from life's vicissitudes and spiritually re-centering). Life hanging in the balance. Seizing one's destiny by acting with decisiveness and courage at life's crossroads. Mounting a campaign. Risky ventures (highly publicized death). Emotional appeals. Teaching a simplified version of the truth (good sense of audience). Tracing causes and effects. Getting to the central point of an issue.