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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity. Average 83 / 100
Signal
80 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
86 / 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 69% Positioning 10% Procedure 5% The question 17%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 71 words when someone leases a new vehicle, they get a new vehicle, but when the Liberals leased a spaceport, all they got for $200 million was a gravel parking lot.1 I am sure it had nothing to do with the fact that it is in a Liberal riding or that the justice minister’s former staffer was the lobbyist for the project or that former Liberal premiers are on the company’s advisory board.2 3 4 Positioning · 10 words Clearly, there are no Liberal insiders getting rich at all. Positioning Unearned certainty Procedure · 5 words Canadians have only one question: Procedure The question · 17 words Why are so many Liberal insiders getting so rich off taxpayers on this boondoggle of a lease?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning Unearned certainty Procedure
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 80
2 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 → “Clearly, there are no Liberal insiders getting rich at all.” 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 → “Canadians have only one 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 · 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 · 86
1 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “Clearly” The word asserts the sarcastic conclusion in place of any evidence offered in the clause.
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 “the Liberals leased a spaceport, all they got for $200 million was a gravel parking lot” The federal government paid $200 million under a lease arrangement for a spaceport project that has so far produced only a gravel parking lot. search 2 “it is in a Liberal riding” The spaceport project is located in a riding held by a Liberal Member of Parliament. search 3 “the justice minister’s former staffer was the lobbyist for the project” A former staffer of the Minister of Justice worked as a lobbyist for the spaceport project. search 4 “former Liberal premiers are on the company’s advisory board” Former Liberal premiers sit on the advisory board of the company behind the spaceport project. search
