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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 88 / 100
Signal
64 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 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 21% Procedure 11% Claims 12% Reasoning 20% The question 37%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 0
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Chair, Positioning · 16 words I can see that the minister does not want to admit it or answer my question, Positioning Procedure · 8 words so I will talk about foreign direct investment. Procedure Claims · 9 words The minister frequently celebrates Canada’s foreign direct investment numbers, Reasoning · 15 words but he knows, as finance minister, that all of those numbers are not created equal. The question · 28 words Can he tell the House what share of Canada’s inbound foreign direct investment over the last decade came from mergers and acquisitions, from foreign firms buying Canadian firms?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning Procedure
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Signal · 64
2 of 2 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 can see that the minister does not want to admit it or answer my question,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 → “so I will talk about foreign direct investment.” Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 2 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 2 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 · 0
This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.
No checkable claims.
