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Before you compete, run your case through Fracture Studio to find the weak links a skilled opponent will target. Fracture maps your claim structure, surfaces hidden assumptions, and shows you exactly where your argument is most vulnerable — so you can patch the holes or build rebuttals before the round begins.

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Workflow

1

Run Your Case in Argument Mode

Paste your full case into the Studio and set the mode to Argument. Fracture grades your claim-warrant-evidence-impact structure, assesses your burden of proof, and maps how each piece of your argument depends on the others.
2

Find the Collapse Point

Locate the collapse point in the report. This is the single load-bearing claim, definition, or causal link that most endangers your argument if an opponent successfully defeats it. Knowing this in advance tells you where to invest the most defense.
3

Review the Assumption Audit

Read through the hidden assumptions Fracture flags. These are the things your case takes for granted that a skilled opponent might reject without warning. Address each one with a warrant or a pre-emptive defense.
4

Read the Attack Tree

The attack tree lays out the strongest distinct ways a skilled opponent could break your reasoning, complete with crossfire questions they are likely to raise. Work through each branch so no attack catches you off guard.
5

Use the Rebuttal Builder to Prepare Responses

Open the rebuttal builder to turn your own case into structured opponent preparation. Fracture drafts responses to each major attack so you can refine them and commit them to memory before the round.
6

Practice Crossfire with Fracture Chat

Use Fracture Chat to ask follow-up questions about any specific pressure point — or to simulate the crossfire questions your opponent is most likely to raise. Run through your answers until they feel sharp and instinctive.

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What to Look for in the Report

Once your report is ready, focus on these four areas before you close the tab:
  • Collapse point — understand exactly what happens to the rest of your case if this claim is challenged and conceded, so you can decide whether to strengthen it or build an independent path around it.
  • Hidden assumptions — these are the claims the other side will attack first because you never explicitly defended them; each one needs either a warrant or a prepared response.
  • Crossfire questions from the attack tree — the attack tree includes the specific questions a skilled opponent would ask during cross-examination; know every one of them cold before you compete.
  • Claims that need a stronger warrant or a cited source — any claim Fracture flags as unsupported is a liability your opponent can exploit; add evidence or cut the claim before the round.
Run your opponent’s case through Fracture too. Paste their published briefs, wiki evidence, or sample cases into Argument mode to build your blocks ahead of time. The attack tree Fracture generates for their case is your block file.

Rebuttal Builder

Turn your own case into structured opponent preparation and draft responses to every major attack.

Fracture Chat

Ask follow-up questions about any pressure point or simulate crossfire before the round.