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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 96 / 100
Signal
89 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Claims 37% Positioning 9% The question 27% Reasoning 27%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 3
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Madam Chair, Claims · 26 words the minister has just told us that there is not a penny in these estimates to reopen the agricultural research centre in the Quebec City region.1 Positioning · 8 words Farmers in Mirabel and elsewhere will remember that. Positioning The question · 24 words I would like to know where, in these estimates, the additional $37 million needed for the independent local news fund is to be found.2 Claims · 7 words Our francophone media outlets are in crisis, Reasoning · 24 words and that money would enable them to weather the storm more effectively, given that their funding has just been cut following a CRTC decision.3
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Signal · 89
1 of 1 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 → “Farmers in Mirabel and elsewhere will remember that.” 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 1 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 1 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.
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 “there is not a penny in these estimates to reopen the agricultural research centre in the Quebec City region” The main estimates for fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 contain no funding to reopen the agricultural research centre in the Quebec City region, according to the minister. search 2 “the additional $37 million needed for the independent local news fund” The independent local news fund needs an additional $37 million. search 3 “their funding has just been cut following a CRTC decision” Francophone media funding was recently cut following a CRTC decision. search
