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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 73 / 100
Signal
43 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
77 / 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 40% Procedure 18% Positioning 11% Aside 25% The question 6%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Chair, Claims · 5 words temporary foreign workers are up. Procedure · 5 words Let the record show it. Procedure Positioning · 9 words The minister cannot mislead the House by saying otherwise. Positioning Procedure · 10 words However, let us talk about study permits for a second. Procedure Claims · 29 words The minister’s department can investigate 2,000 fraud cases a year.1 Hidden agency The Auditor General flagged that there are 153,000 cases.2 At that pace, it is going to take 76 years.3 Aside · 21 words That is probably longer than I am going to be here and probably longer than she is going to be here. Aside The question · 5 words Is that acceptable to her?
At a glance
Lost points for Procedure ×2 Positioning Hidden agency Aside Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
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Signal · 43
4 of 5 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Let the record show it.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The minister cannot mislead the House by saying otherwise.” 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 → “However, let us talk about study permits for a second.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “That is probably longer than I am going to be here and probably longer than she is going to be here.” An aside: 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 5 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 · 77
1 of 5 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.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “The minister’s department can investigate 2,000 fraud cases a year” The passive-like framing leaves unnamed whether this is a capacity, a decision, or a limit, and who set it.
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 “investigate 2,000 fraud cases a year” The Department of Citizenship and Immigration can investigate 2,000 fraud cases a year. search 2 “153,000 cases” The Auditor General flagged that there are 153,000 fraud cases at the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. search 3 “76 years” At 2,000 investigations a year, clearing 153,000 cases would take 76 years. search
