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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 77 / 100
Signal
59 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
72 / 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 35% Claims 31% Reasoning 18% The question 16%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 1
Echo · said 22 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 3 words Canadians are concerned. Positioning Claims · 20 words The Liberals are on track to add $1 trillion to the national debt since taking office just 11 years ago.1 Reasoning · 16 words Just as with our personal credit cards, Canadians know we will have to pay that bill. Unearned certainty Positioning · 17 words The Liberal Prime Minister is not a good steward of our tax dollars. It is an illusion. Positioning Unearned certainty Claims · 8 words We have more costs, more taxes, more debt. Positioning · 12 words The Prime Minister is just another Liberal. When will he get serious? Positioning The question · 15 words When will he end his costly credit card budgeting so Canadians can afford to live?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×5 Unearned certainty ×2 Echo ×22 “The Prime Minister is just another Liberal.” Said 22 times by 14 members. Every time it was said →
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Signal · 59
5 of 7 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 → “Canadians are concerned.” 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 Liberal Prime Minister is not a good steward of our tax dollars.” 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 → “It is an illusion.” 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 Prime Minister is just another Liberal.” 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 → “When will he get serious?” 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 7 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 · 72
2 of 7 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” The speaker asserts a widely accepted fact without providing any supporting evidence or source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “It is an illusion.” The speaker presents a categorical judgment as fact without offering any verifiable proof.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“The Prime Minister is just another Liberal.” Said 22 times by 14 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 “on track to add $1 trillion to the national debt since taking office just 11 years ago” The Liberals have been in office for 11 years and are on track to add $1 trillion to Canada’s national debt since taking office. search
