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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 76. The grade is held to 73, 30 above Relevance. 73 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
74 / 100
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Relevance
43 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
86 / 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.
Thanks 4% Procedure 5% Reasoning 66% Claims 17% Anecdote 8%
Structure · 10 steps
Claims · 1
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 9 words I thank my colleague for those very important questions. Thanks Procedure · 11 words The second question is the one I was trying to address. Procedure Reasoning · 20 words It is one thing to say that the age is 16, but the enforcement of the rule is extremely important. Claims · 18 words That is one of the conversations I have had with my constituents that came up again and again. Reasoning · 83 words We can set up a lot of rules, but if the rules are not followed or enforced, they become meaningless. That is a concern I bring. I want to make sure the legislation would have a meaningful way of addressing that concern. Vague promise I think that ideas and suggestions from all of us would make that happen. We do not want to create a black market, so to speak, for young people to find a back door to get to these types of things. Anecdote · 17 words We all have been young, and we know how creative we could be if we wanted something. Anecdote Reasoning · 9 words However, this is not a new experience for us. Claims · 17 words There are restrictions on the use of alcohol and tobacco, on driving, 1 and those types of things, Reasoning · 25 words so we know how to do this right and should think about how we can enforce the age of 16 thoroughly to get it right. Partly on point
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×16 Anecdote ×2 Thanks Procedure Vague promise Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 74
4 of 21 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.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I thank my colleague for those very important questions.” Thanks: 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 second question is the one I was trying to address.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “We all have been young,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “and we know how creative we could be if we wanted something.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 43
16 of 21 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 → “It is one thing to say that the age is 16,” Notes the age-16 rule exists, without addressing how compliance would be ensured or the gaming 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 → “but the enforcement of the rule is extremely important.” States enforcement matters, but offers no means of ensuring it.
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 → “That is one of the conversations I have had with my constituents that came up again and again.” About constituents’ conversations, not a mechanism for ensuring compliance or the gaming 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 → “We can set up a lot of rules,” General point about setting rules, not how they would be enforced.
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 → “but if the rules are not followed or enforced, they become meaningless.” General observation that unenforced rules fail, without saying how enforcement would work.
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 → “That is a concern I bring.” Restates his concern, not a response to how compliance can be ensured.
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 → “I want to make sure the legislation would have a meaningful way of addressing that concern.” Expresses a wish for meaningful enforcement without any concrete means.
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 → “I think that ideas and suggestions from all of us would make that happen.” Vague suggestion that members’ ideas would help, without saying how compliance would be ensured.
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 → “We do not want to create a black market,” Raises the risk of a black market as a concern, but does not address how compliance would be ensured.
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 → “so to speak, for young people to find a back door to get to these types of things.” Elaborates the back-door concern without addressing 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 → “We all have been young,” Aside about youth ingenuity that supports the concern but not the answer to how compliance would be ensured.
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 we know how creative we could be if we wanted something.” General reflection on being young, not a means of ensuring compliance.
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 → “However, this is not a new experience for us.” Remarks that the problem is familiar, without addressing 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 → “There are restrictions on the use of alcohol and tobacco, on driving,” Cites alcohol and tobacco age rules as an analogy, without explaining how they bear on enforcing the bill.
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 those types of things,” Continues the analogy without addressing how compliance would be ensured.
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 → “so we know how to do this right and should think about how we can enforce the age of 16 thoroughly to get it right.” Says the age rule should be enforced thoroughly, but does not say how, and does not address the gaming question.
Respect · 100
0 of 21 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 · 86
1 of 21 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “I want to make sure the legislation would have a meaningful way of addressing that concern” It is a commitment to ensure the bill works without naming any measure, actor or success condition.
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 “There are restrictions on the use of alcohol and tobacco, on driving, ” Yasir Naqvi asserts that restrictions currently exist regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco, and driving. search
