China Debate Education Network Effective Points of Information

1. China Debate Education Network Effective Points of Information

2. Definition of Points of Information During their opponents’ speeches debaters may get the opportunity to raise a point The opportunity to raise a point occurs only with the permission of the opponent who is speaking These points, questions or arguments are called points of information

3. Raising Points of Information The debaters for the government team may request points of information from members of the opposition teams and vice versa POIs can be requested after the 1st minute of a speech and prior to the last minute of the speech To request POIs, a debater rises and raises their hand If the speaker accepts the point, then the debater has a maximum of 15 seconds to make the point

4. Accepting and Refusing POIs The debater giving the speech has the authority to accept or refuse the POI To refuse a POI, the debater may say something like “No thank you” or “not at this time” or may simply use a hand gesture to indicate the person should take return to their seat To accept a POI, simply say something like, “your point please” Debaters should quickly indicate whether or not the point will be accepted The debater should finish their sentence prior to accepting the point Debaters should accept at least 1 and no more than 3 points during their speech

5. Responding to POIs Respond to the point immediately Respond to the point confidently Don’t allow the opponent to follow up with additional questions

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