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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Reasoning, Respect and Clarity. Average 75 / 100
Signal
50 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
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Respect
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Clarity
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Claims 45% Positioning 43% The question 12%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 2
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 8 words the Liberals are building a mountain of debt. Positioning · 21 words My generation and my children’s generation are going to be crushed under it and the Liberals do not seem to care. Positioning Claims · 19 words Interest is the fastest-growing expense in the government.1 It is not health care, infrastructure or defence; it is interest. Positioning · 24 words The Prime Minister is mortgaging our country’s future but making the book so confusing that no Canadian can see what the bill actually is. Positioning No reason given Claims · 20 words Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household another $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade.2 No reason given The question · 12 words When will the Prime Minister explain how he is going to repay—
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×2 No reason given ×2
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 50
2 of 4 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 → “My generation and my children’s generation are going to be crushed under it and the Liberals do not seem to care.” 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 is mortgaging our country’s future but making the book so confusing that no Canadian can see what the bill actually is.” 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.
Reasoning · 50
2 of 4 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.
No reason given A conclusion stated with no reason given for it. What the tags mean → “The Prime Minister is mortgaging our country’s future but making the book so confusing that no Canadian can see what the bill actually is.” Nothing outside the sentence making the claim itself speaks to confusing or unclear accounting; the interest figures address only the size of the debt.
No reason given A conclusion stated with no reason given for it. What the tags mean → “Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household another $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade.” The $14,000 figure is stated only in the sentence that asserts the conclusion itself, so no independent ground is offered for it.
Conclusions found · 4
Conclusion “the Liberals are building a mountain of debt.”
Because “Interest is the fastest-growing expense in the government.”
“Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household another $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade.”
Conclusion “My generation and my children’s generation are going to be crushed under it and the Liberals do not seem to care.”
Because “Interest is the fastest-growing expense in the government.”
“Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household another $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade.”
Conclusion “The Prime Minister is mortgaging our country’s future but making the book so confusing that no Canadian can see what the bill actually is.”
Because No reason given
No reason given Nothing outside the sentence making the claim itself speaks to confusing or unclear accounting; the interest figures address only the size of the debt.
Conclusion “Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household another $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade.”
Because No reason given
No reason given The $14,000 figure is stated only in the sentence that asserts the conclusion itself, so no independent ground is offered for it.
Respect · 100
0 of 4 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 4 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 · 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 “Interest is the fastest-growing expense in the government.” Interest is the fastest-growing expense in the government. search 2 “Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household another $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade.” Balancing the budget and repaying Liberal debt would cost each household $14,000 in taxes each year for a decade. search
