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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 92 / 100
Signal
93 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
82 / 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 61% Positioning 5% Promise 14% The question 20%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 2
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 47 words despite handing 300 million tax dollars over to Canada Health Infoway for the government’s failed PrescribeIT project, we can see that the Liberals have no interest in finding out why or how this money was wasted.1 The Liberals have voted down every attempt to get the answers.2 Positioning · 5 words The Conservatives have been clear. Positioning Promise · 13 words We will work through the summer to get to the bottom of this. Vague promise Claims · 12 words Canadians want to hear the minister and the former CEO provide testimony. The question · 19 words Will the minister tell her Liberal colleagues to end their obstruction and get to the bottom of this scandal?
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Lost points for Positioning Vague promise
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Signal · 93
1 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 → “The Conservatives have been clear.” 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 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 · 82
1 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “We will work through the summer to get to the bottom of this” The commitment names no concrete measure or success condition beyond unspecified work to reach an undefined outcome.
Claims · 2
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 tax dollars over to Canada Health Infoway” Canada Health Infoway received $300 million in government funding for the PrescribeIT project. search 2 “voted down every attempt to get the answers” The Liberal members voted down every attempt to obtain answers about the PrescribeIT funding. search
