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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity. Average 59 / 100
Signal
41 / 100
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Relevance
40 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
54 / 100
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Positioning 55% Claims 45%
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Madam Speaker, Positioning · 42 words I have to admit that my colleague is out of touch. Off point He is not listening to Canadians in this country. He is not listening to Maria. He is not listening to the seniors who cannot afford to eat three meals a day. Positioning Claims · 11 words They are lucky if they can afford one meal a day. Unearned certainty Positioning · 9 words Where is the affordability that the Liberals have created? Positioning Claims · 30 words They have not. They continue to spend money foolishly, sending it abroad without thinking about the children and the parents who want to feed their families and not have handouts. Partly on point Hidden agency
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×7 Positioning ×5 Off point Unearned certainty Hidden agency Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate. Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
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Signal · 41
5 of 15 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 → “I have to admit that my colleague is out of touch.” 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 → “He is not listening to Canadians in this country.” 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 → “He is not listening to Maria.” 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 → “He is not listening to the seniors who cannot afford to eat three meals a day.” 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 → “Where is the affordability that the Liberals have created?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 40
8 of 15 deductions are Relevance
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the point put to the member, and the motion under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I have to admit that my colleague is out of touch.” A retort that the questioner is out of touch, not an answer to why the party votes as it does.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “He is not listening to Canadians in this country.” About whether Liberals listen to Canadians, not why the Conservative Party votes against affordability measures.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “He is not listening to Maria.” About the questioner not heeding one constituent’s story, not the voting record asked about.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “He is not listening to the seniors who cannot afford to eat three meals a day.” About seniors’ hardship under the affordability crisis, not the question asked.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “They are lucky if they can afford one meal a day.” About seniors’ meals as part of the affordability crisis, not why the party votes against the measures.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “Where is the affordability that the Liberals have created?” On the affordability subject of the motion, but challenges the Liberals rather than answering what was asked.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “They have not.” A claim about the Liberals’ affordability record, not an explanation of the party’s own votes.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “They continue to spend money foolishly, sending it abroad without thinking about the children and the parents who want to feed their families and not have handouts.” About Liberal spending on the motion’s affordability subject, without addressing why the party votes against the measures.
Respect · 100
0 of 15 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 · 54
2 of 15 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 → “They are lucky if they can afford one meal a day” Asserts a sweeping fact about seniors’ finances with no source or measure offered.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “sending it abroad” Names no spending measure, program or date, so no one can be held to what ‘it’ was.
Claims · 0
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