{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Voices at Temple","provider_url":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices","title":"Learning From Mistakes: An Imperfect Cross-Examination - Voices at Temple","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rUntxoWcLq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/learning-mistakes-imperfect-cross-examination\/\">Learning From Mistakes: An Imperfect Cross-Examination<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/learning-mistakes-imperfect-cross-examination\/embed\/#?secret=rUntxoWcLq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Learning From Mistakes: An Imperfect Cross-Examination&#8221; &#8212; Voices at Temple\" data-secret=\"rUntxoWcLq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/cms\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Math-Mistake.png","thumbnail_width":840,"thumbnail_height":560,"description":"\u201cBy seeking and blundering we learn\u201d &#8211; Goethe \u201cI have not failed. I&#8217;ve just found 10,000 ways that won&#8217;t work\u201d &#8211; Thomas Edison. \u201cA spelling mistake in the DNA of a gene within the brain seems to impair the ability of a person to improve their performance based on knowledge of earlier errors.\u201d &#8211; News Story, The Telegraph, 2007. The first two quotes above are inspirational and reflect insight; the third, sadly, seems to fit many lawyers who never recognize their errors and thus persist in their bad habits, especially in the courtroom. It is probably not genetic, but the recurrence argues for a model where we study error, diagnose and diagram it, and then take corrective steps. That is the rationale for this and forthcoming \u201clearning from mistakes\u201d columns. Although there are no hard data to back up this assertion, it is undeniable that poorly constructed cross-examinations occur on a daily basis in courtrooms across this nation. And they are conducted by lawyers with years of experience who, sadly, don\u2019t recognize mistakes and learn &hellip;"}