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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 83. The grade is held to 75, 30 above Relevance. 75 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
87 / 100
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Relevance
45 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Procedure 4% Claims 90% Positioning 6%
Structure · 4 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 4 words it is quite simple. Procedure Unearned certainty Claims · 100 words The government in 2018 directed its lawyers not to stand up for fee simple property.1 Justice Young cited in her very lengthy decision that the federal government was not there to stand up for fee simple property owners.2 Now the decision has been made, in Justice Young’s decision, pointing out that two sections of British Columbia’s land title system do not apply to a swath of land within the city of Richmond.3 It was the federal government that failed those landowners, those businesses owners and those people who are trying to sell their homes and watching their property values sink. Positioning · 7 words That is unfortunate, and people deserve better. Positioning Partly on point
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×6 Positioning ×2 Procedure Unearned certainty Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.
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Signal · 87
3 of 10 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 quite simple.” 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 → “That is unfortunate,” 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 → “and people deserve better.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 45
6 of 10 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 point put to the member, and the motion under debate.
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 → “The government in 2018 directed its lawyers not to stand up for fee simple property.” About the 2018 direction to lawyers, not the member’s reading of principle 14.
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 → “Justice Young cited in her very lengthy decision that the federal government was not there to stand up for fee simple property owners.” About the judge’s finding on the government’s absence, not the interpretation of principle 14.
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 → “Now the decision has been made, in Justice Young’s decision, pointing out that two sections of British Columbia’s land title system do not apply to a swath of land within the city of Richmond.” About the decision’s effect on Richmond lands, not the interpretation of principle 14.
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 → “It was the federal government that failed those landowners, those businesses owners and those people who are trying to sell their homes and watching their property values sink.” Blame for the outcome on the case’s subject, but no interpretation of principle 14 given.
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 → “That is unfortunate,” A remark of regret on the case’s subject, not the interpretation asked for.
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 people deserve better.” A general comment on the case’s subject, not the interpretation of principle 14.
Respect · 100
0 of 10 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.
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Clarity · 100
1 of 10 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 → “it is quite simple” The phrase asserts simple clarity as a substitute for demonstrating it, in the manner of a formula that replaces a source.
Claims · 3
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 government in 2018 directed its lawyers not to stand up for fee simple property” In 2018 the federal government directed its lawyers not to argue in court for fee simple property rights in the Cowichan Tribes case. search 2 “Justice Young cited in her very lengthy decision that the federal government was not there to stand up for fee simple property owners” Justice Young’s decision in the Cowichan Tribes case noted that the federal government was not there to defend fee simple property owners. search 3 “two sections of British Columbia’s land title system do not apply to a swath of land within the city of Richmond” Justice Young’s decision in the Cowichan Tribes case held that two sections of British Columbia’s land title system do not apply to a portion of land in the city of Richmond. search
