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Statement grade
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Signal
56 / 100
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Relevance
47 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Claims 59% Positioning 41%
Structure · 3 steps
Claims · 2
Echo · said 12 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Madam Chair, Claims · 33 words the member will be pleased to hear that the International Monetary Fund just stated that Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7.2 Actually, we have the second-fastest growth in the G7 .1 Positioning · 23 words I am sure that my colleague will be happy to report to his constituents that the country is on a good fiscal track. Positioning Partly on point
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×3 Positioning Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate. Echo ×12 “We have the second-fastest growth in the G7.” Said 12 times by 5 members. Every time it was said →
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Signal · 56
1 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 → “I am sure that my colleague will be happy to report to his constituents that the country is on a good fiscal track.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 47
3 of 4 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 member will be pleased to hear that the International Monetary Fund just stated that Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7.” Cites Canada’s fiscal position generally, not the yes-or-no question on the debt-to-GDP ratio.
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 → “Actually, we have the second-fastest growth in the G7.” About G7 growth rankings, not whether the debt-to-GDP ratio rose this year.
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 → “I am sure that my colleague will be happy to report to his constituents that the country is on a good fiscal track.” Praise of the government’s fiscal track without addressing the yes-or-no question asked.
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 · 100
0 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.
Nothing lost points.
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 second-fastest growth in the G7.” Said 12 times by 5 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 “we have the second-fastest growth in the G7” Canada has the second-fastest growth rate among the G7 countries. search 2 “the International Monetary Fund just stated that Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7” The International Monetary Fund stated that Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7. search
