Debate+Procedure

E.g. “May the delegate please define what WHO stands for?”
 * MS TAIMUN Formal Expressions and Rules of Debate **
 * Debating Terms **
 * Point of clarification: ** A question directed to the speaker who has the floor for definitions of terms and wordings.

E.g. “May the delegate please elaborate on the advantages of the mentioned methods?”
 * Point of information: ** A question directed to the speaker who has the floor for explanation, justification, opinions and elaboration.

“May the delegate please elaborate on the advantages of the mentioned methods?” “The advantages of the mentioned methods include stronger collaboration between countries and integration of local and national governmental bodies.” E.g. “May the delegate please explain the need for such methods in countries with existing ties between local and national governmental bodies?”
 * Follow-up question: ** A point of information that is related to the first point of information.

E.g. “May the chair please ask the speaker to raise his voice?” Point of Order **: an objection/inquiry regarding a breach in parliamentary procedure that was not called upon or responded by the Chair E.g. "The delegate Y believes the delegate X has interrupted the speaker's speech and breached the parliamentary process"
 * Point of personal privilege: ** A request when the delegate is under conditions such as: inability to hear the speaker, physical discomfort due to room temperature, the delegate has not received materials, need for bathroom (?)
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The important thing to remember is that a debate is very formal. Therefore delegates must be use polite terms at all times. They should be familiar with these terms of address below:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Terms of Address **

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Modes of Address ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">All references should be in third person, e.g. “How does this delegate justify that…?” and all dialogue must go through the chair first.

When asking a point of clarification/information… <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">· Raise your placard · The Chair will call on you, “Delegate, to what point do you rise?” ·You will reply, “The delegate rises to the point of clarification/information” ·The Chair will either say, “Granted”, or “Denied due to time constraint” depending on the situation. · If the Chair grants your question, ask your question and remain standing while your question is being answered. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> When requesting a follow-up to a question… <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">· Request through the Chair, “May the delegate have a follow-up” · The Chair will either say, “Granted”, or “Denied due to time constraint” depending on the situation <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> When you feel the answer to your question was not relevant… <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">· Request through the Chair after the speaker gave an answer, “The delegate feels that the speaker has not answered the question.” · The Chair will either say, “Will the delegate please rephrase the question?” or “The Chair believes this delegate’s question has been answered” depending on the situation