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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity. Average 56 / 100
Signal
64 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Positioning 27% Procedure 3% Claims 63% The question 7%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 19 words the federal government, in its laziness, assumes that all towns within the same census metropolitan area are the same, Positioning Hidden agency Procedure · 3 words but I repeat: Procedure Claims · 64 words Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is not Montreal. Unearned certainty People from Montreal will not travel two and a half hours by public transit, one way, to come here and work.1 Unearned certainty Let us not forget that we are a strategic national hub for defence and that, at a time when the federal government is investing in defence, local businesses are not allowed to hire staff or retain their existing workforce.2 3 Positioning · 8 words Does the minister realize how absurd this is? Positioning The question · 7 words Is she going to change the rules?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 Unearned certainty ×2 Hidden agency Procedure Vague Much of this statement used imprecise wording, lacked details on timing or responsibility, or made broad claims without support.
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 64
3 of 6 deductions are Signal
Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “the federal government, in its laziness, assumes that all towns within the same census metropolitan area are the same,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “but I repeat:” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Does the minister realize how absurd this is?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · no score
Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.
Respect · no score
Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.
Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.
Clarity · 49
3 of 6 deductions are Clarity
Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “in its laziness” An unnamed characterization attributes motive to the government without pointing to any specific act or actor.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is not Montreal.” Repetition is offered in place of evidence or a source for the claim.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “People from Montreal will not travel two and a half hours by public transit” A blanket prediction about what people will not do, asserted without a source.
Claims · 3
This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.
1 “two and a half hours by public transit, one way” A one-way trip by public transit from Montreal to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu takes about two and a half hours. search 2 “at a time when the federal government is investing in defence” The Canadian federal government is currently investing in defence. search 3 “local businesses are not allowed to hire staff or retain their existing workforce” Businesses in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu are not permitted under federal rules to hire new staff or retain their existing workforce, in the context of the temporary foreign worker program rules discussed. search
