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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 92 / 100
Signal
77 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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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.
Procedure 11% Positioning 7% Reasoning 4% Claims 62% The question 16%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 6
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 11 words I am glad he asked, because I have some direct answers. Procedure Positioning · 7 words This is how to answer a question. Positioning Reasoning · 4 words What is inflationary spending? Claims · 65 words It is $90 billion for the wasteful Alto project; 1 $1 billion for a gun grab that the public safety minister admits will not stop crime; 2 $20 billion, which is double, for consultants; 3 a 7% increase in the spending on the national bureaucracy; 4 over $1 billion in handouts to fake and phony refugees; 5 a 100% increase in spending on corporate welfare.6 It is all inflationary spending. The question · 17 words Will the Liberals stop putting it on the national credit card and get rid of it instead?
At a glance
Lost points for Procedure ×2 Positioning
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 77
3 of 3 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I am glad he asked,” Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 → “because I have some direct answers.” 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 → “This is how to answer a question.” 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 · 100
0 of 3 deductions are Respect
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.
Nothing lost points.
Clarity · 100
0 of 3 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.
Nothing lost points.
Claims · 6
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 “$90 billion for the wasteful Alto project” The Alto project received $90 billion. search 2 “$1 billion for a gun grab” $1 billion was allocated for a gun grab. search 3 “which is double, for consultants; ” $20 billion was allocated for consultants. search 4 “a 7% increase in the spending on the national bureaucracy” Spending on the national bureaucracy increased by 7%. search 5 “over $1 billion in handouts to fake and phony refugees” Over $1 billion was given in handouts to refugees. search 6 “a 100% increase in spending on corporate welfare” Spending on corporate welfare increased by 100%. search
