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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity. Average 78 / 100
Signal
55 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
100 / 100
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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 41% Claims 40% The question 19%
Structure · 4 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 24 words if a private sector staff employee wasted $300 million, they would be fired, but the Liberals have fired no one for their PrescribeIT disaster.1 2 Positioning Claims · 23 words I questioned the CEO responsible.3 He would not say where things went wrong. He even refused to say how much taxpayers paid him.4 The question · 11 words Why is the minister hiding the truth on this $300-million boondoggle?
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Lost points for Positioning ×2
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 55
2 of 2 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 → “if a private sector staff employee wasted $300 million, they would be fired,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “but the Liberals have fired no one for their PrescribeIT disaster.” 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 · 100
0 of 2 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.
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Claims · 4
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 “but the Liberals have fired no one for their PrescribeIT disaster.” The PrescribeIT program has cost $300 million. search 2 “the Liberals have fired no one” No one has been fired over the PrescribeIT program. search 3 “I questioned the CEO responsible” Helena Konanz questioned the PrescribeIT CEO (at a committee hearing). search 4 “He even refused to say how much taxpayers paid him” The PrescribeIT CEO declined to disclose his compensation when questioned. search
