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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 58. The grade is held to 43, 30 above Signal. 43 / 100, held down by Signal
Signal
13 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Positioning 74% Claims 14% Procedure 12%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 1
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Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 49 words the Leader of the Opposition has some kind of phony and artificial narrative. I do not know where he is drawing this from. He picks up pieces of information. He tries to weave them together. Partly on point What is interesting is that he has no plan. He has nothing to say. Positioning Claims · 15 words The last time he had a plan, he told Canadians to go invest in cryptocurrency.1 Off point Procedure · 13 words For God’s sake, let us take a look at where that is at. Procedure Positioning · 32 words Why does the Leader of the Opposition not get up and give us a real plan, and instead of running down this incredible country, build this country forward and build it up? Positioning Off point
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×8 Off point ×5 Partly on point ×4 Procedure Didn't answer None of this answer addressed the specific question that was asked. 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 · 13
9 of 18 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 Leader of the Opposition has some kind of phony and artificial narrative.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I do not know where he is drawing this from.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “He picks up pieces of information.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “He tries to weave them together.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “What is interesting is that he has no plan.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “He has nothing to say.” 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 → “For God’s sake, let us take a look at where that is at.” 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 → “Why does the Leader of the Opposition not get up and give us a real plan,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and instead of running down this incredible country, build this country forward and build it up?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 17
9 of 18 deductions are Relevance
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the question asked.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “the Leader of the Opposition has some kind of phony and artificial narrative.” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “I do not know where he is drawing this from.” It continues the dismissal of the questioner’s account without addressing the recession or the growth figure asked about.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “He picks up pieces of information.” It comments on how the questioner gathers information, not on the recession raised.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “He tries to weave them together.” It continues the point about the questioner’s use of information, not the question’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “What is interesting is that he has no plan.” About the questioner’s lack of a plan, not the recession or growth figure asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He has nothing to say.” A remark about the questioner having nothing to say, not the question’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The last time he had a plan, he told Canadians to go invest in cryptocurrency.” About the questioner’s past cryptocurrency advice, not the recession asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Why does the Leader of the Opposition not get up and give us a real plan,” A demand that the questioner produce a plan, not an answer on the recession.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and instead of running down this incredible country, build this country forward and build it up?” A call for the questioner to build up the country, not a response on the recession or growth figure.
Respect · 100
0 of 18 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 18 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 · 1
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 “he told Canadians to go invest in cryptocurrency” The Leader of the Opposition told Canadians to go invest in cryptocurrency. search
