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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 80 / 100
Signal
54 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
85 / 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 32% Claims 28% Procedure 7% The question 23% Reasoning 10%
Structure · 9 steps
Claims · 0
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Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 19 words the Liberals must have a different definition of what buy Canada means than what we think buy Canada means. Positioning Claims · 19 words If we are buying Canadian, we do not actually increase the amount of money we are sending to America. Procedure · 7 words It is a pretty simple economic lesson. Procedure The question · 6 words Why did the Liberals do this? Positioning · 15 words It is because their buy Canada is all illusions. They are all talk, no results. Positioning Claims · 10 words If we are in the middle of a trade war, Reasoning · 11 words as we all know, we should be buying less from America. Unearned certainty The question · 18 words Will someone explain why we are not buying less from America in the middle of a trade war?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×3 Procedure Unearned certainty
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 54
4 of 5 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 must have a different definition of what buy Canada means than what we think buy Canada means.” 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 → “It is a pretty simple economic lesson.” 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 → “It is because their buy Canada is all illusions.” 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 → “They are all talk, no results.” 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 5 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 · 85
1 of 5 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 → “as we all know” Asserts shared knowledge in place of a source for the premise of the question.
Claims · 0
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No checkable claims.
