What is Crossfire in debate?
debate term · public forum
The question-and-answer periods in PF where debaters question each other directly.
Public Forum has three crossfires: one after the constructives, one after the rebuttals, and Grand Crossfire after the summaries with all four debaters. Good crossfire is controlled. Ask short questions with a purpose, get commitments you can use in later speeches, and never let an exchange turn into a shouting match.