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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity. Average 88 / 100
Signal
76 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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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 18% Claims 44% Reasoning 15% The question 23%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 5
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 20 words the Liberals have already cribbed many of our ideas. The Liberal Prime Minister has completely lost control of public finances. Positioning Claims · 37 words He has added $90 billion in new spending.1 We are paying $55.6 billion a year just in interest on the debt.2 That is more than what the GST brings in.3 It is more than health care transfers.4 Reasoning · 16 words What this means for the public is that money is not going to patients or families. Claims · 11 words Every family is already paying $3,300 a year just in interest.5 The question · 25 words Next week, during the fiscal update, will the Prime Minister change course, or will he doom Canadians to pay even more for his Liberal spending?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2
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Signal · 76
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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “the Liberals have already cribbed many of our ideas.” 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 → “The Liberal Prime Minister has completely lost control of public finances.” 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 “added $90 billion in new spending” The Liberal federal government has added $90 billion in new spending. search 2 “$55.6 billion a year just in interest on the debt” Canada pays $55.6 billion a year in interest on the federal debt. search 3 “more than what the GST brings in” Annual federal debt interest payments ($55.6 billion) exceed annual GST revenues. search 4 “It is more than health care transfers” Annual federal debt interest payments ($55.6 billion) exceed the Canada Health Transfer. search 5 “$3,300 a year just in interest” Every Canadian family pays $3,300 a year on average toward federal debt interest. search
