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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 95 / 100
Signal
85 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
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Claims 64% Reasoning 12% Positioning 12% The question 13%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 12 words the Prime Minister claims that Bill C‑39 does not lower environmental standards.1 Reasoning · 10 words Let us imagine a pipeline project in Quebec, like Marinvest. Claims · 24 words Under Bill C‑39, pipelines are exempt from environmental impact assessments.2 The only assessment will be the one completed by the energy regulator in Calgary, Positioning · 10 words which has never seen a pipeline it did not like. Positioning Claims · 19 words Worse still, Ottawa wants to be able to allow proponents to start their work before the assessment is complete.3 The question · 11 words How can anyone claim that this is not a step backwards?
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Signal · 85
1 of 1 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 → “which has never seen a pipeline it did not like.” 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 1 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 · 100
0 of 1 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 · 3
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 “claims that Bill C‑39 does not lower environmental standards” The Prime Minister has claimed that Bill C-39 does not lower environmental standards. search 2 “pipelines are exempt from environmental impact assessments” Bill C-39 exempts pipelines from environmental impact assessments. search 3 “allow proponents to start their work before the assessment is complete” The federal government’s Bill C-39 would allow project proponents to start work before the environmental assessment is complete. search
