Originally Posted by
smearcase
I agree with tal's suggestion. Angry comments especially are rarely effective. Depends on many different situations though and sometimes a comment must be challenged immedaitely as the adrenaline takes over. But generally speaking, the adage about losing the argument as soon as you lose your temper is pretty accurate. Before having to give depositions we were instructed to not let the opposing lawyers get under our skin, and that it was sometimes a ploy to get the person being questioned to give more information than was necessary while they were upset.