1. To prevent the assembly from adopting the motion;

2. To assist the maker of the motion with the phrasing of the motion, so that it is even more confusing, less defendable, or less appealing;

3. To amend the motion to an extent that not even the maker of the motion will vote for its approval;

4. To prolong the debate and to confuse the issue until someone moves to Postpone Indefinitely or Calls for the Orders of the Day;

5. To disrupt the proceedings by introducing motions which can interrupt a speaker, without requiring a second, and without allowing debate, nor requiring a vote.

The result is that you can defeat a motion, even when the majority is in favor of the motion.

You can also do just the opposite - work towards the adoption of the motion. You can readily assure that a motion is adopted merely by anticipating and preventing your adversary's misuse of the 6 steps!