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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 95 / 100
Signal
84 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Claims 49% Aside 5% Reasoning 29% The ask 11% Positioning 7%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 4
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 40 words Breakfast Club of Canada told committee this week that the $1-billion school food program has lost 22% of its grocery purchasing power because of inflation, 1 yet the minister keeps insisting that the program feeds an extra 400,000 kids a year.2 Aside · 5 words The math does not math. Aside Reasoning · 25 words When we divide the money over five years and 180 school days per year, it averages less than three dollars per target child per day, 3 Claims · 12 words but a five-province study found that the average lunch costs $6.45, double, 4 Reasoning · 6 words which feeds a lot fewer kids. The ask · 12 words Will the minister table the national data and costing behind her claims? Positioning · 7 words Hungry kids want to check her homework. Positioning
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Signal · 84
2 of 2 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.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “The math does not math.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Hungry kids want to check her homework.” 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.
Respect · 100
0 of 2 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.
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Clarity · 100
0 of 2 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 · 4
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 “lost 22% of its grocery purchasing power because of inflation” Breakfast Club of Canada told committee this week that the $1-billion school food program has lost 22% of its grocery purchasing power because of inflation. search 2 “feeds an extra 400,000 kids a year” Canada’s national school food program feeds an extra 400,000 children a year. search 3 “averages less than three dollars per target child per day” Dividing the $1-billion school food program over five years and 180 school days per year averages less than three dollars per target child per day. search 4 “the average lunch costs $6.45” A five-province study found that the average school lunch costs $6.45. search
