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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 90 / 100
Signal
69 / 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 6% Positioning 19% Claims 52% The question 23%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 2
Echo · said 4 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 words it is hard to believe, Procedure Positioning · 12 words but the Liberal Prime Minister makes Justin Trudeau look like a penny-pincher. Positioning Claims · 26 words After saying he would spend less, he doubled his deficit and added $90 billion in new spending, more debt, more costs, more taxes and more spending; 1 2 Positioning · 4 words the same old Liberals. Positioning Claims · 18 words While adding to the nation’s credit card, Canadians are putting their own bills on their personal credit cards. The question · 19 words Will the Liberal Prime Minister end his costly credit card budgeting so that Canadians can finally afford to live?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 Procedure Echo ×4 “When will the Prime Minister end his costly credit card budgeting so that Canadians can afford to eat?” Said 4 times by 4 members. Every time it was said →
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Signal · 69
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 → “it is hard to believe,” 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 → “but the Liberal Prime Minister makes Justin Trudeau look like a penny-pincher.” 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 → “the same old Liberals.” 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.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“When will the Prime Minister end his costly credit card budgeting so that Canadians can afford to eat?” Said 4 times by 4 members. Every time it was said →
Claims · 2
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 “he doubled his deficit” The Liberal Prime Minister (Carney) doubled the federal deficit, after saying he would spend less. search 2 “added $90 billion in new spending” The Liberal government under Prime Minister Carney added $90 billion in new spending. search