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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 47. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
69 / 100
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Relevance
0 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
73 / 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 22% Claims 41% Procedure 4% The question 32%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 2
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 15 words the reason the Prime Minister hates answering real questions is that it breaks the illusion. Positioning Unearned certainty Claims · 15 words Although he would have us believe otherwise, he doubled the deficit Justin Trudeau left us. Procedure · 3 words It is unbelievable. Procedure Claims · 13 words Trudeau left behind a $40‑billion deficit.1 The deficit is now almost $80 billion.2 The question · 22 words Will he cut back on the bureaucracy, the corporate welfare, the tax havens and other waste to bring down his out-of-control deficit? Off point
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×6 Positioning Unearned certainty Procedure
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Signal · 69
2 of 9 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 reason the Prime Minister hates answering real questions is that it breaks the illusion.” 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 unbelievable.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
6 of 9 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.
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 reason the Prime Minister hates answering real questions is that it breaks the illusion.” Attacks the Prime Minister’s motives instead of answering the question.
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 → “Although he would have us believe otherwise, he doubled the deficit Justin Trudeau left us.” Pivots to a political point about the deficit rather than the question asked.
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 → “It is unbelievable.” A rhetorical aside offering no answer to the question.
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 → “Trudeau left behind a $40‑billion deficit.” Restates a figure about a different subject, not responsive to what was asked.
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 deficit is now almost $80 billion.” Continues the deficit talking point in place of an answer.
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 → “Will he cut back on the bureaucracy, the corporate welfare, the tax havens and other waste to bring down his out-of-control deficit?” Poses a new question back at the government instead of answering.
Respect · no score
Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.
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.
Clarity · 73
1 of 9 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “the reason the Prime Minister hates answering real questions is” It asserts a motive as settled fact with no source a reader could check.
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 “Trudeau left behind a $40‑billion deficit” Justin Trudeau left behind a federal deficit of $40 billion. search 2 “The deficit is now almost $80 billion” Canada’s current federal deficit is almost $80 billion. search
