Just speaking as someone who's not a lawyer, but who grew up in a family of lawyers: This isn't so much a negotiating position as a rigorous way of thinking abo

Just speaking as someone who's not a lawyer, but who grew up in a family of lawyers: This isn't so much a negotiating position as a rigorous way of thinking about everything. It's also the default position if e.g. your child asks you to buy them a book, let them sleep over at a friend's house, etc. (Something an ex-girlfriend of mine categorized as "child abuse", whereas I think it was a fantastic education). Cross-examination on a subject doesn't mean an automatic "no". It's more like: If you want to use X amount of personal capital here, to achieve your ends, then persuade me that you're right using logic and proof, not threats or acting out. It's kind of a Jedi mind training, and a wonderful shield against both bullying and idiocy in the wider world. Because at the end of the day, it is a superpower to be a lawyer, or even to think like one.