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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 55. The grade is held to 48, 30 above Signal. 48 / 100, held down by Signal
Signal
18 / 100
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Relevance
24 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
79 / 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.
Procedure 8% Claims 20% Positioning 72%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 2
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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 11 words the issue that we are looking at today is Bill C-38, Procedure Claims · 16 words which proposes four cents a litre on diesel fuel alone and 10¢ a litre on gasoline.1 Positioning · 73 words Like I said before, four cents a litre on diesel fuel to farmers, truckers or contractors is a rounding error. Unearned certainty The crisis that folks in manufacturing and transportation are facing is affordability. Partly on point The Liberals today had an opportunity to recognize, through our motion, that for the past 11 years we have been governed here in Canada by a Liberal government, 2 and that today, we are in an affordability crisis. The Liberals said no. Positioning Claims · 12 words All the other parties agreed that we are in an affordability crisis. Positioning · 27 words They had the opportunity to say no, Off point and I find it really hypocritical that today we are studying what is known as the Canadian fuel affordability act. Positioning Partly on point
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×7 Off point ×5 Partly on point ×4 Procedure Unearned certainty 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 · 18
8 of 18 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “the issue that we are looking at today is Bill C-38,” 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 → “Like I said before, four cents a litre on diesel fuel to farmers, truckers or contractors is a rounding error.” 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 crisis that folks in manufacturing and transportation are facing is affordability.” 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 Liberals today had an opportunity to recognize, through our motion, that for the past 11 years we have been governed here in Canada by a Liberal government,” 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 → “and that today, we are in an affordability crisis.” 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 Liberals said no.” 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 had the opportunity to say no,” 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 → “and I find it really hypocritical that today we are studying what is known as the Canadian fuel affordability act.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 24
9 of 18 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 bill under debate.
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 → “which proposes four cents a litre on diesel fuel alone and 10¢ a litre on gasoline.” It gives the bill’s proposed fuel tax rates, not the carbon pricing figure asked for.
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 → “Like I said before, four cents a litre on diesel fuel to farmers, truckers or contractors is a rounding error.” It argues the bill’s diesel amount is a rounding error, staying on the bill without answering the question.
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 → “The crisis that folks in manufacturing and transportation are facing is affordability.” It comments on affordability generally, not the carbon pricing contribution asked about.
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 → “The Liberals today had an opportunity to recognize, through our motion, that for the past 11 years we have been governed here in Canada by a Liberal government,” It is about a Liberal motion on past governance, not the bill or the question.
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 → “and that today, we are in an affordability crisis.” It continues the motion’s affordability-crisis wording, not the bill or the question.
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 → “The Liberals said no.” It reports the Liberals’ vote on the motion, which is not the bill or the question.
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 → “All the other parties agreed that we are in an affordability crisis.” It is about other parties’ votes on the motion, not the bill or the question.
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 → “They had the opportunity to say no,” It continues about the vote on the motion, not the bill or the question.
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 → “and I find it really hypocritical that today we are studying what is known as the Canadian fuel affordability act.” It remarks on the name of the bill under debate but does not answer the question.
Respect · 100
0 of 18 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 · 79
1 of 18 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 → “Like I said before” The speaker appeals to his own prior assertion as the justification instead of giving a source.
Claims · 2
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 “proposes four cents a litre on diesel fuel alone and 10¢ a litre on gasoline” Bill C-38 proposes a tax of four cents a litre on diesel fuel alone and ten cents a litre on gasoline. search 2 “for the past 11 years we have been governed here in Canada by a Liberal government” A Liberal government has governed Canada for the past 11 years. search
