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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity. Average 69 / 100
Signal
49 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
89 / 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 18% Positioning 26% Reasoning 22% Claims 12% The question 21%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 1
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 18 words it seems that many people do not realize that it is easy to announce one program after another, Procedure Positioning · 26 words but, at the end of the day, it all goes on the government’s credit card, with no real limit. However, there is, in fact, a limit. Positioning Unearned certainty Reasoning · 22 words An unpaid credit card balance at the end of the month means interest charges. It always means more spending and more deficits. Claims · 12 words The interest charges amount to over $3,300 a year for every family.1 The question · 21 words When will the Liberals finally get their spending under control and cut it back so that Canadians can make ends meet?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 Procedure Unearned certainty
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 49
3 of 4 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 → “it seems that many people do not realize that it is easy to announce one program after another,” 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 → “but, at the end of the day, it all goes on the government’s credit card, with no real limit.” 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 → “However, there is, in fact, a limit.” 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 · 89
1 of 4 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 → “in fact” The formula asserts the claim as settled reality without offering a source.
Claims · 1
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 interest charges amount to over $3,300 a year for every family” The federal government’s interest charges amount to over $3,300 per year for every Canadian family. search
