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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 89 / 100
Signal
67 / 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.
Claims 57% Anecdote 21% Positioning 5% The question 17%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 22 words Foothills families are shaken. A local man was charged with more than 500,000 pieces of child exploitation material, 1 and he was released.2 Anecdote · 21 words Ten-year-old Grace asked me why this man was not in jail. She does not feel safe playing outside with her friends, Anecdote Positioning · 5 words and that is not right. Positioning Claims · 34 words Okotoks families want to know why a man charged with such a heinous crime was released into the community. Conservatives offered a solution, jail not bail for serious offences, 3 but the Liberals rejected it.4 The question · 17 words When will the Liberals fix the bail system they broke so Okotoks families can feel safe again?
At a glance
Lost points for Anecdote ×2 Positioning
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 67
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.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “Ten-year-old Grace asked me why this man was not in jail.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “She does not feel safe playing outside with her friends,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and that is not right.” 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 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 · 4
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 “charged with more than 500,000 pieces of child exploitation material” A man from the Foothills/Okotoks area of Alberta was charged in 2026 with possession of more than 500,000 pieces of child exploitation material. search 2 “he was released” The man charged in the Foothills/Okotoks child exploitation case was released after being charged. search 3 “Conservatives offered a solution, jail not bail for serious offences” The Conservatives proposed a jail-not-bail measure for serious offences in Parliament. search 4 “the Liberals rejected it” The Liberals voted against the Conservatives’ jail-not-bail proposal for serious offences. search
