It is indisputable that life is full of choices. It is also indisputable that each choice has consequences. Reduced to its most basic terms, a choice can either be helpful or harmful, positive or negative, good or bad, ethical or unethical or, simply put, right or wrong. Whether the choice results in an affirmative act or an omission, the choice one makes has the potential to have far reaching consequences on others. In every case, someone makes a choice that gives rise to the claim. For the attorney conducting a cross-examination of the person or persons who made the choice, dissecting the thought process that led to that choice will provide fodder for cross-examination and lead to success in the courtroom.