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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity. Average 58 / 100
Signal
43 / 100
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Relevance
29 / 100
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Respect
79 / 100
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Clarity
83 / 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 32% Aside 8% Procedure 24% Claims 27% Promise 9%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 2
Echo · said 7 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 22 words I give my colleague 100% for following his leader’s instructions. Mockery He just had to read the question he is asking us today. Positioning Off point Aside · 7 words He is full of jokes this morning. Aside Procedure · 12 words We are going to give him a little lesson on the numbers. Procedure Claims · 23 words Right now, Canada’s economic growth is the second highest among the G7 countries.1 We also have the strongest fiscal position in the G7. 2 Partly on point Procedure · 8 words Those are the numbers. Those are the facts. Procedure Positioning · 5 words We have a solid plan, Positioning Promise · 8 words and we are going to stand by it. Partly on point Vague promise
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×4 Procedure ×3 Off point ×2 Positioning ×2 Mockery Aside Vague promise Didn't answer None of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked. Personal attack This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “I give my colleague 100% for following his leader's instructions.”. Echo ×7 “We have the strongest fiscal position in the G7.” Said 7 times by 7 members. Every time it was said →
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 43
6 of 14 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 → “He just had to read the question he is asking us today.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “He is full of jokes this morning.” An aside: 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 → “We are going to give him a little lesson on the numbers.” 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 → “Those are the numbers.” 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 → “Those are the facts.” 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 → “We have a solid plan,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 29
6 of 14 deductions are Relevance
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the question asked.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I give my colleague 100% for following his leader’s instructions.” About the member reading his leader’s instructions, not the debt question asked.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He just had to read the question he is asking us today.” About the member having been told what to ask, not the debt question asked.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “Right now, Canada’s economic growth is the second highest among the G7 countries.” Offers growth rankings among G7 countries instead of an answer on ending deficit spending.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “We also have the strongest fiscal position in the G7.” Offers the government’s fiscal standing among G7 countries instead of an answer on the debt question.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “We have a solid plan,” Praise of the government’s plan without addressing the debt question asked.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “and we are going to stand by it.” Praise of the government’s plan without addressing the debt question asked.
Respect · 79
1 of 14 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.
Mockery Mocking a person instead of answering their argument. What the tags mean → “I give my colleague 100% for following his leader’s instructions.” Sarcastic praise ridicules the member himself for merely obeying his leader, not anything he said or did in substance.
Clarity · 83
1 of 14 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “we are going to stand by it” A commitment to continue with no actor, date, measure or success condition attached.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“We have the strongest fiscal position in the G7.” Said 7 times by 7 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 “Canada’s economic growth is the second highest among the G7 countries” Canada’s economic growth is currently the second highest among the G7 countries. search 2 “the strongest fiscal position in the G7” Canada currently has the strongest fiscal position in the G7. search
