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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 80 / 100
Signal
53 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
87 / 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 41% Claims 55% The question 3%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 2
Echo · said 13 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 13 words Conservatives stand with Jeff Smith’s family as well. The Liberals are all talk, Positioning Claims · 51 words and there are no results. They created this mess. When Conservatives tried fixing it with Bill C-243, they voted it down.1 The brother of Todd Baylis said, “[The] killer’s rights are more important than mine, my dead brother’s, yours, 2 or anybody else’s.” The Toronto Police Association agrees that this is wrong. Positioning · 25 words Conservatives agree that this is wrong, because it is our mission to keep Canadians safe. Vague promise We stand with victims. We stand with our brave officers. Positioning The question · 3 words When will they?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×6 Vague promise Echo ×13 “The Liberals are all talk and no results.” Said 13 times by 12 members. Every time it was said →
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Signal · 53
6 of 7 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 → “Conservatives stand with Jeff Smith’s family as well.” 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 Liberals are all talk,” 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 → “Conservatives agree that this is wrong,” 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 → “because it is our mission to keep Canadians safe.” 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 → “We stand with victims.” 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 → “We stand with our brave officers.” 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 7 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 · 87
1 of 7 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “it is our mission to keep Canadians safe” A commitment with no measure, date or named action attached to the mission.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“The Liberals are all talk and no results.” Said 13 times by 12 members. Every time it was said →
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 “When Conservatives tried fixing it with Bill C-243, they voted it down.” Bill C-243, a Conservative bill, was voted down by the House. search 2 “The brother of Todd Baylis said, “[The] killer’s rights are more important than mine, my dead brother’s, yours, ” The brother of Todd Baylis said, ‘The killer’s rights are more important than mine, my dead brother’s, yours, or anybody else’s.’ search
