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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 94 / 100
Signal
83 / 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.
Procedure 5% Claims 64% Positioning 7% The question 24%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 5 words we cannot make this up. Procedure Claims · 68 words The Prime Minister says affordability is the best it has been in a decade.1 Then ministers in the House rise and take credit for programs they implemented to address all the damage they caused. Their promised surveillance pricing legislation to lower grocery costs will not even take effect before 2028.2 While millions of Canadians cannot afford to eat, the Prime Minister spent nearly $1 million on inflight catering, 3 Positioning · 8 words and all of that on the taxpayers’ dime. Positioning The question · 26 words When will this Prime Minister stop making Canadians pay for a crisis he built, a recession he caused and dinner that he put on their tab?
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Lost points for Procedure Positioning
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Signal · 83
2 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “we cannot make this up.” 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 all of that on the taxpayers’ dime.” 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 · 100
0 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.
Nothing lost points.
Claims · 3
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 “affordability is the best it has been in a decade” The Prime Minister said affordability is the best it has been in a decade. search 2 “surveillance pricing legislation to lower grocery costs will not even take effect before 2028” The government’s promised surveillance pricing legislation, aimed at lowering grocery costs, will not take effect before 2028. search 3 “nearly $1 million on inflight catering” The Prime Minister spent nearly $1 million on inflight catering, borne by taxpayers. search
