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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 90 / 100
Signal
71 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Claims 68% Positioning 16% Procedure 7% The question 9%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 4
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 62 words the Liberal government, since the Prime Minister took office, has given $7.8 billion to American corporations.1 This is the same Prime Minister who made a big, grand show of theatre in promoting a government policy to buy Canadian, 2 yet since then his government has increased government contracts to American companies.3 They now make up one-third of what the Canadian government is buying.4 Positioning · 15 words The out-of-touch Prime Minister is ignoring what Canadians want and what he promised to Canadians. Positioning Procedure · 6 words I have a very simple question: Procedure The question · 8 words Was “Buy Canadian” just another empty Liberal slogan?
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Signal · 71
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 out-of-touch Prime Minister is ignoring what Canadians want and what he promised to Canadians.” 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 → “I have a very simple question:” Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 2 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 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 · 4
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 “has given $7.8 billion to American corporations” Since the current Prime Minister took office, the Liberal government has given $7.8 billion to American corporations. search 2 “promoting a government policy to buy Canadian” The Prime Minister publicly promoted a government Buy Canadian policy. search 3 “his government has increased government contracts to American companies” The federal government has increased its contracts with American companies since the Buy Canadian policy was promoted. search 4 “They now make up one-third of what the Canadian government is buying” American companies now account for one-third of what the Canadian government buys. search
