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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 96 / 100
Signal
87 / 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.
Claims 77% Positioning 6% Procedure 4% The question 14%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 16 words today the CEO of the spaceport described questions about this $200-million giveaway as a “clueless meme”.1 Positioning · 5 words He is in good company. Positioning Claims · 17 words The Minister of Defence has similarly responded to questions about the egregious lease terms as being “stupid”.2 Procedure · 3 words Let us review. Procedure Claims · 29 words The minister signed a lease gifting $20 million of taxpayers’ money in arrears to a near-bankrupt company.3 Insiders immediately cashed out millions of dollars.4 Canadians are rightly asking questions. The question · 11 words Can the minister explain how this makes taxpayers clueless or stupid?
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Lost points for Positioning Procedure
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Signal · 87
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 → “He is in good company.” 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 → “Let us review.” 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 “the CEO of the spaceport described questions about this $200-million giveaway as a “clueless meme”” The CEO of the spaceport described questions about the $200-million giveaway as a “clueless meme”. search 2 “The Minister of Defence has similarly responded to questions about the egregious lease terms as being “stupid”” The Minister of Defence responded to questions about the lease terms by calling them “stupid”. search 3 “The minister signed a lease gifting $20 million of taxpayers’ money in arrears to a near-bankrupt company” The Minister of Defence signed a lease giving $20 million of taxpayers’ money in arrears to a near-bankrupt company. search 4 “Insiders immediately cashed out millions of dollars” Insiders in the spaceport company immediately cashed out millions of dollars after the lease was signed. search
