Alex
Question Strategy Coach
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Sequences
24
Questions
3
Critical
Impeachment Sequences — Lock-in → Kill
1. Safety Training Denial
🔴 Critical
Lock-in #1
"Mr. Delgado, you testified that you never received any safety training regarding asbestos hazards. Is that correct?"
Expected Response
Confirmation of denial, possibly with elaboration
Lock-in #2
"And to be clear, no one at Atlantic Maritime ever gave you any training about asbestos—not your supervisor, not anyone?"
Expected Response
Double-down on denial, closes escape routes
Lock-in #3
"You never signed any documents acknowledging safety training?"
Expected Response
Denial sets up document confrontation
💀 Kill Shot
"I'm showing you Exhibit AMS-049, titled 'Asbestos Hazard Training Acknowledgment' dated March 15, 1979. Is that your signature at the bottom of this document?"
Expected Response
Must acknowledge signature or attack document authenticity
Strategic Note
This is your strongest sequence. The lock-ins eliminate escape routes before revealing the document. Don't rush to the kill shot—let him commit fully first.
2. Employment Duration
🔴 Critical
Lock-in #1
"You worked at Atlantic Maritime for about 10 years, correct?"
Lock-in #2
"And you started in 1976?"
💀 Kill Shot
"I'm showing you your W-2 records. These show you started in June 1978 and left in December 1983—that's 5 years, not 10. Do you disagree with these records?"
Strategic Note
Duration directly affects exposure calculations and damages. Cutting his claimed exposure in half is significant for dose reconstruction.
3. Respirator Denial
🔴 Critical
Lock-in #1
"You testified you were never provided any respiratory protection, correct?"
Lock-in #2
"And nobody in your crew got respirators—you'd remember that, right?"
💀 Kill Shot
"Mr. Hartley, your coworker, testified that you specifically complained your respirator 'didn't fit right.' Do you recall that conversation?"
Strategic Note
He invited corroboration ("ask anyone"). His own witnesses contradict him. Hartley's specific memory of the fit complaint is devastating.