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Grandomastery Random CASE FILE Activity – High-Stakes Courtroom Drama Improv for C1–C2+ Persuasive Mastery

The most intense Grandomastery role-play experience: a completely random, morally ambiguous legal/ethical case file drops (real-world inspired or deliciously absurd, e.g., “Client sued for teaching their parrot to whistle the national anthem in a library” or “CEO accused of stealing employees’ dreams – literally”). You instantly become a flamboyant lawyer (Saul Goodman mode encouraged) and must build either a passionate defense or ruthless prosecution, deliver opening/closing statements, handle cross-examination, and improvise objections – all in flawless C2+ legal rhetoric.

Cases range from corporate fraud to sci-fi bioethics, forcing razor-sharp reasoning under pressure.


Target Audience

  • C1–C2–C2+ (“C3”) learners & native speakers

  • Law students, debate teams, negotiators, C2 Proficiency Speaking examiners’ favorite torture device


Mode & Duration

Solo prep + group courtroom battle (prosecution vs defense) – 30–50 minutes per trial


Key Skills Developed (True C2+ Level)

  • Masterful persuasive storytelling & narrative transportation – turning dry facts into emotionally gripping legal drama

  • Advanced/proficient forensic English – effortless command of legalese, modality, concessive clauses, and rhetorical escalation

  • Hypothetical & counterfactual reasoning – constructing bullet-proof “even when facts are ridiculous

  • Adversarial improvisation & real-time rebuttal – thinking three moves ahead while speaking fluently

  • Character-driven performative advocacy – embodying larger-than-life lawyers with vocal dynamism and ethical ambiguity

  • Ethical juggling & Janusian argumentation – defending the indefensible with complete conviction

  • Precision under fire – maintaining coherence, cohesion, and lexical richness while being aggressively cross-examined


Core Theoretical Principles This Activity Is Built On

  1. Theatresports + Status Play – courtroom as ultimate high-stakes improv stage with constantly shifting power dynamics

  2. Janusian Thinking (Rothenberg) – simultaneously holding contradictory moral positions as equally valid to create breakthrough arguments

  3. Cognitive Estrangement via Legal Fiction – using deliberately extreme cases to sharpen ethical and rhetorical flexibility


Used by top law faculties, diplomatic academies, and C2 examiners as the gold-standard exercise for unbreakable persuasive presence and moral-ambiguity fluency.




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