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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Reasoning, Respect and Clarity. Reasoning rests on one conclusion, too few to hold the grade down. Average 92 / 100
Signal
79 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
87 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Claims 65% Positioning 17% Procedure 2% The question 16%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 6
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Madam Speaker, Claims · 51 words when the Liberals first announced their costly credit card budget last fall, Conservatives asked where their platform commitment to spend less and invest more went.1 Then, when the Prime Minister announced that he planned to split operating and capital spending in the Liberal budget, the alarm bells started to go off.2 Positioning · 29 words Canadians do not get to split their credit card spending into different categories and pretend they owe less money. The Prime Minister should not get to do that either. Positioning Claims · 63 words Since then, the Parliamentary Budget Officer has found contradictions in how the Liberals classify spending, making it harder to determine whether they are actually meeting their own fiscal targets.3 The Prime Minister claims that they are ahead of their targets, 4 but the PBO projects that the Liberals will not balance their operating budget until 2029 or 2030, a year later than originally promised.5 Procedure · 4 words The question is simple. Procedure The question · 28 words Does the government still stand by its promise to balance the operating budget by 2028-29?6 If not, who is misinformed, the Prime Minister or the Parliamentary Budget Officer?
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Lost points for Positioning ×2 Procedure
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Signal · 79
3 of 3 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 → “Canadians do not get to split their credit card spending into different categories and pretend they owe less money.” 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 Prime Minister should not get to do that either.” 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 → “The question is simple.” 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.
Reasoning · 87
0 of 3 deductions are Reasoning
Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.
Nothing lost points.
Conclusions found · 1
Conclusion “The Prime Minister should not get to do that either.”
Because “Canadians do not get to split their credit card spending into different categories and pretend they owe less money.”
Respect · 100
0 of 3 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 3 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 · 6
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 “the Liberals first announced their costly credit card budget last fall” The Liberal government announced its federal budget in the fall of 2025. search 2 “he planned to split operating and capital spending in the Liberal budget” The Prime Minister announced a plan to split operating and capital spending in the Liberal federal budget. search 3 “the Parliamentary Budget Officer has found contradictions in how the Liberals classify spending” The Parliamentary Budget Officer found contradictions in how the Liberal government classifies spending. search 4 “they are ahead of their targets” The Prime Minister has claimed that the government is ahead of its fiscal targets. search 5 “the PBO projects that the Liberals will not balance their operating budget until 2029 or 2030” The Parliamentary Budget Officer projects that the Liberal government will not balance the operating budget until 2029 or 2030. search 6 “its promise to balance the operating budget by 2028-29” The Liberal government promised to balance the federal operating budget by 2028-29. search
