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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Reasoning, Respect and Clarity. Reasoning rests on 2 conclusions, too few to hold the grade down. Average 90 / 100
Signal
85 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
77 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 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.
Claims 80% Positioning 5% Procedure 7% The ask 5% The question 3%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 1
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 26 words the government’s own officials are saying that housing is outpacing demand. Logical leap It has been reported that the Minister of Housing held a $10-million real estate portfolio.1 Positioning · 4 words That must be nice. Positioning Procedure · 6 words I want him to know something. Procedure Claims · 43 words Millions of long-time Canadians and newcomers alike cannot afford housing, and that is because he, the Prime Minister and the immigration minister, a real trio of quality there, are setting levels so high that people cannot afford or find a place to live. The ask · 4 words Levels must be decreased. The question · 3 words Will they agree?
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Lost points for Logical leap Positioning Procedure
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Signal · 85
2 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 → “That must be nice.” 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 want him to know something.” 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 · 77
1 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.
Logical leap A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it. What the tags mean → “the government’s own officials are saying that housing is outpacing demand.” The claim that housing is outpacing demand is offered, but no link is stated from that to immigration levels being the cause of unaffordability; the unaffordability problem in c6 is stated without tying it to the levels.
Conclusions found · 2
Conclusion “and that is because he, the Prime Minister and the immigration minister, a real trio of quality there, are setting levels so high that people cannot afford or find a place to live.”
Because “the government’s own officials are saying that housing is outpacing demand.”
“Millions of long-time Canadians and newcomers alike cannot afford housing,”
Conclusion “Levels must be decreased.”
Because “Millions of long-time Canadians and newcomers alike cannot afford housing,”
“and that is because he, the Prime Minister and the immigration minister, a real trio of quality there, are setting levels so high that people cannot afford or find a place to live.”
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 · 1
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 “a $10-million real estate portfolio” It has been reported that the Minister of Housing held a $10-million real estate portfolio. search