Debate Rules and Regulations

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DEBATE RULES AN

REGULATIONSPrepared by: FATIN FAREEHA BINTI MAZ



FORMAT

◦A team representing a state shall consist of three (

debaters and two (2) reserves.

◦ The team proposing the motion is known as the Gov

while the opposing team is known as the Opposition.



TIME ALLOCATIONGOVERNMENT OPPOSITION

1 !"#$ #"%"&T$! 2 OO&"T"O% '$A$!

3 2nd #"%"&T$! + 2nd OO&"T"O%

, 3rd #"%"&T$! - 3rd OO&"T"O%

!$' &$$/0 (rime#inister2nd #"%"&T$!)

!$' &$$/0 (Opposition'eader2nd OO&"T"O%)

+



STRUCTURE OF DEBATE◦

The debate is conducted in English and the t!e o" d#a$lia%enta$ debate&

◦The thi$d debate$ "$o% both tea%s shall not int$oduce

a$gu%ents& Thei$ $ole is %ainl to $ebut the o!!osing tea%

st$engthen thei$ o'n tea%(s a$gu%ent&

◦)hile a debate$ is s!ea*ing+ #oint,s- o" In"o$%ation ,"o$%al int

can be o""e$ed& The debate$ %a acce!t o$ decline it&

◦ A"te$ all the debate$s ha/e debated+ the 0st o$ 1nd debate

tea% gi/es a $e!l s!eech sta$ting 'ith the O!!osition and "o

the Go/e$n%ent&



◦Fo$ each substanti/e s!eech+ the bell 'ill be $ung once to

%inute has !assed& This indicates that the o!!osing tea% %a

#OI& At the sta$t o" the "inal %inute+ the bell 'ill be $ung again

the ti%e "o$ #OI has "inished& The bell 'ill be $ung t'ice at th

the "inal %inute&

◦In the su%%a$ s!eech+ the bell 'ill be $ung once at the sta$t o

%inute and t'ice 'hen the ti%e ends&

◦Debate$ e2ceeding the ti%e li%it 'ill be 'a$ned b the Chai$%

a$gu%ent 'ill not be counted&



Rolling Session

◦a- Rolle$s should !$o/ide a b$ie" $e/ie' o" the !oints !ut "o$'a

tea%&

◦b- Rolle$s should also !$o/ide a b$ie" $e/ie' o" the a$gu%en

o!!osing tea%&

◦

c- No ne' !oint is allo'ed&





#oint o" In"o$%ation◦

A #oint o" In"o$%ation is a "o$%al inte$.ection& It can be3 a 4uestio

$e%a$*5 a cla$i"ication5 a co$$ection o" 'o$d,s- o$ state%ent,s-

◦ A !oint o" in"o$%ation %a be o""e$ed a"te$ the "i$st bell and ends a

second bell&

◦ A ti%e li%it o" 06 seconds is allo'ed "o$ each #oint o" In"o$%ation& Th

the #oint o" In"o$%ation !ut "o$th %ust be concise and to the !oint&

◦No hec*ling+ ha$ass%ent o$ ba$$ac*ing is allo'ed at an ti%e du$ing the ◦Gi/ing and ta*ing #oints o" In"o$%ation should be done !olitel& A de

$e4ui$ed to $aise his7he$ hand and to stand 'hen !utting "o$th a

In"o$%ation& Rude+ abusi/e o$ agg$essi/e beha/iou$ in both instances

to a $eduction o" %a$*s "$o% the Stle section&





GENERAL RULES OF #ARTICI#ATIO

◦ All debate$s %ust be !$o!e$l atti$ed&

◦Debate$s a$e not allo'ed to use $ude gestu$es and /ulga$ 'o

debate session&

◦Debate$s a$e not !e$%itted to use /e$ses o" Al<=u$an and ;

debate !oint& The use o" assisti/e things ,boo*s+ cha$ts+ %

etc&- du$ing the debate also is !$ohibited&

◦Debate$s a$e not allo'ed to touch on !e$sonal+ $acial+ $elig

cultu$al issues&



MAR?ING

◦Each substanti/e s!eech 'ill be gi/en %a$*s3

◦@ Content

◦@ Stle

◦@ Language



C;AIRMAN◦The debate 'ill be chai$ed b a S!ea*e$ 'ho 'ill be add$ess

S!ea*e$ o$ Mada% S!ea*e$&

◦The S!ea*e$ is $es!onsible "o$ the s%ooth $unning o" the deba

◦The S!ea*e$ 'ill $ead out the $ules o" the debate and then !

int$oduce the debate$s+ ad.udicato$s and ti%e*ee!e$&

◦

The S!ea*e$ %ust $e"$ain "$o% %a*ing an co%%ents concedebate o$ the debate$s du$ing the debate&

◦The S!ea*e$ %ust ensu$e the ad.udicato$s a$e gi/en enough t

in thei$ %a$*s be"o$e the ne2t debate$ is called&



$AT$ &/!"T&





Opposition 'eader

◦Assalam*alaik*m wbt and a ver7 good afternoon to the chairperkeeper4 members of the government team4 5*dges4 ladies and g">m the leader of the opposition team strongl7 disagree with this which is this ho*se believes ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;. " agreedisagreede8nition given b7 the government. ("f disagree rede8ne the motladies and gentlemen 4 allow me to reb*t the point laid o*t b7 #inister. 0eshe said that ............ Oka74 ladies and gentlemen plea

look at o*r motion toda7 . The motion of toda79s debate is THIBELIEVES THAT ________ . @hat government point got to do widebate motionB " disagree with that point beca*se ;;;;;;;. %ow arg*ment of m7 team

is ;;;;;;;. &o4 ladies and gentlemen . efm7 seat 4 allow me to make a concl*sion 4 reaCrm 4 and clearsa7ing that. @e4 the opposition are strongl7 disagree with the m

;;;;;;;;. @ith that 4 thank 7o* .

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