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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 89 / 100
Signal
68 / 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 20% Claims 31% Procedure 5% The question 43%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 5
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 12 words the minister can quote all the empty good-news Liberal promises she wants, Positioning Claims · 11 words but the real data has already arrived in Newfoundland and Labrador. Procedure · 5 words The facts are already in, Procedure Unearned certainty Claims · 20 words and they prove that we have the worst economy in the G7.1 While other nations grow, our economy is shrinking, 2 Positioning · 8 words and our young people are paying the price. Positioning The question · 43 words With one in 10 workers unemployed at home, skyrocketing consumer insolvencies across the country and increasing mortgage delinquencies, when will the Liberal Prime Minister stop quoting out-of-touch Liberal projections, face the facts of economic failure and fix the mess that he has created?3 4 5
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 Procedure Unearned certainty
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 68
3 of 4 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 → “the minister can quote all the empty good-news Liberal promises she wants,” 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 facts are already in,” 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 → “and our young people are paying the price.” 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 4 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
1 of 4 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The facts are already in” This formula asserts that the matter is settled without citing any source for the facts.
Claims · 5
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 “we have the worst economy in the G7” Canada has the worst economy in the G7. search 2 “our economy is shrinking” Canada’s economy is shrinking. search 3 “one in 10 workers unemployed at home” One in 10 workers in Newfoundland and Labrador is unemployed. search 4 “skyrocketing consumer insolvencies across the country” Consumer insolvencies across Canada are skyrocketing. search 5 “increasing mortgage delinquencies” Mortgage delinquencies in Canada are increasing. search
