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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 89 / 100
Signal
68 / 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 20% Claims 57% Positioning 6% The question 17%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 1
Echo · 2 repeated lines
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Madam Speaker, Procedure · 13 words I rise again to share what a resident in Essex wrote to me: Procedure Claims · 23 words “Just want to express my deep concerns with...the direction that Canada is heading. I did not think it could get worse than Trudeau”. Procedure · 4 words My response is this. Procedure Claims · 24 words This costly credit card budget means more debt. The Liberal Prime Minister doubled Trudeau’s deficit. 1 There is more spending and there are more taxes. Positioning · 5 words He is just another Liberal. Positioning The question · 14 words When will the government end its costly spending so Canadians can afford to live?
At a glance
Lost points for Procedure ×2 Positioning Echo ×10 “The Prime Minister doubled Justin Trudeau's deficit.” Said 10 times by 10 members. Every time it was said → Echo ×8 “This costly credit card budget means more debt.” Said 8 times by 7 members. Every time it was said →
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 68
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 rise again to share what a resident in Essex wrote to me:” 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 → “My response is this.” 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 → “He is just another Liberal.” 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 · 2 repeated lines
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“The Prime Minister doubled Justin Trudeau's deficit.” Said 10 times by 10 members. Every time it was said → “This costly credit card budget means more debt.” Said 8 times by 7 members. Every time it was said →
Claims · 1
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 “doubled Trudeau’s deficit” The current Liberal Prime Minister’s federal deficit is double the size of Justin Trudeau’s deficit. search
