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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 79 / 100
Signal
51 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
86 / 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 44% Claims 25% The question 31%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 2
Echo · 2 repeated lines
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 14 words the Prime Minister is just another tax-and-spend Liberal specializing in costly credit card budgeting. Positioning Claims · 22 words Canada now faces the worst grocery inflation, the worst household debt, the highest housing costs and the second-highest unemployment in the G7. 1 Positioning · 24 words Canadians know they cannot borrow their way to prosperity. Unearned certainty There is more debt, more costs, more spending, more taxes and more of the same. Positioning The question · 27 words Will this Liberal Prime Minister commit to capping the deficit at no more than the already reckless $31 billion left by his predecessor and mentor, Justin Trudeau?2
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×3 Unearned certainty Echo ×15 “The highest housing costs and the second-highest unemployment in the G7.” Said 15 times by 12 members. Every time it was said → Echo ×10 “Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7.” Said 10 times by 9 members. Every time it was said →
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 51
3 of 4 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 Prime Minister is just another tax-and-spend Liberal specializing in costly credit card budgeting.” 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 → “Canadians know they cannot borrow their way to prosperity.” 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 → “There is more debt, more costs, more spending, more taxes and more of the same.” 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 4 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 · 86
1 of 4 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “Canadians know” It asserts what all Canadians believe in place of any source or evidence.
Echo · 2 repeated lines
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“The highest housing costs and the second-highest unemployment in the G7.” Said 15 times by 12 members. Every time it was said → “Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7.” Said 10 times by 9 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 “the worst grocery inflation, the worst household debt, the highest housing costs and the second-highest unemployment in the G7” Canada has the worst grocery inflation, the worst household debt, the highest housing costs and the second-highest unemployment in the G7. search 2 “the already reckless $31 billion left by his predecessor” Justin Trudeau’s government left a federal deficit of $31 billion. search
