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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 86 / 100
Signal
59 / 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 32% Claims 42% Procedure 2% Reasoning 9% The question 15%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 31 words while families are wondering how they will pay for their groceries each month, this Liberal Prime Minister continues to max out the national credit card to fund one scandal after another: Positioning Claims · 27 words $300 million wasted on PrescribeIT, $200 million on a space project located on land that cost next to nothing, $742 million on confiscating firearms from law-abiding hunters.1 2 3 Procedure · 2 words The result: Procedure Reasoning · 9 words higher costs, higher taxes, higher debt and higher inflation. Claims · 13 words Gas prices have soared by 28.6%.4 Grocery bills continue to stretch families thin. The question · 14 words When will this Liberal Prime Minister put a stop to his credit card budgets?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning Procedure
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Signal · 59
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 → “while families are wondering how they will pay for their groceries each month, this Liberal Prime Minister continues to max out the national credit card to fund one scandal after another:” 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 → “The result:” 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 · 4
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 “$300 million wasted on PrescribeIT” The federal government spent $300 million on PrescribeIT. search 2 “$200 million on a space project” The federal government spent $200 million on a space project. search 3 “$742 million on confiscating firearms” The federal government spent $742 million on the firearms confiscation program. search 4 “Gas prices have soared by 28.6%” Gas prices rose by 28.6%. search
