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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 88 / 100
Signal
63 / 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 24% Claims 38% Procedure 6% Reasoning 19% The question 12%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 5
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 15 words if we took the tax off all used goods, their talking points would be tax-free. Positioning Claims · 40 words We asked the question four times, 1 and got zero answers.2 We came with a solution: a Conservative bill to save Canadians thousands of dollars by taking the GST off used cars, 3 4 which are taxed two, three and even four times, 5 Positioning · 10 words as many times as the Liberals avoided answering the question. Positioning Procedure · 6 words It is a very simple question: Procedure Reasoning · 20 words In my part of the country and for MPs across the House, driving is not a luxury but a necessity, The question · 13 words so will the Liberals join us and take the GST off used cars?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 Procedure
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 63
3 of 3 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 → “if we took the tax off all used goods, their talking points would be tax-free.” 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 → “as many times as the Liberals avoided answering the question.” 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 → “It is a very simple question:” 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 3 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 3 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 · 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 asked the question four times” The Conservatives asked their question about the GST on used cars four times in Question Period. search 2 “and got zero answers” The Conservatives received no answer in any of their four Question Period questions about the GST on used cars. search 3 “a Conservative bill to save Canadians thousands of dollars by taking the GST off used cars” A Conservative bill has been introduced that would remove the GST from used cars. search 4 “save Canadians thousands of dollars” Removing the GST from used cars would save Canadians thousands of dollars. search 5 “which are taxed two, three and even four times” Used cars can be subject to GST two, three or even four times as they change hands. search
