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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 63 / 100
Signal
62 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
58 / 100
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Clarity
70 / 100
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Procedure 7% Claims 42% The question 26% Anecdote 25%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 6 words I have heard this all before. Procedure Claims · 36 words This is not the first time that the Liberals wasted over $175,000 and gave the same shameful excuse for inflight catering.1 The reality is this trip cost hard-working taxpayers $300 for each meal for each person.2 Unearned certainty The question · 22 words Does the silver spoon, Bay Street banker Prime Minister really think that Canadians have the luxury of spending $300 on a meal? Mockery Anecdote · 21 words Quite frankly, I have had no one in my family ever be able to dream of paying $300 for a meal.3 Anecdote
At a glance
Lost points for Procedure Unearned certainty Mockery Anecdote Personal attack This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “the silver spoon, Bay Street banker Prime Minister”.
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 62
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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I have heard this all before.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “Quite frankly, I have had no one in my family ever be able to dream of paying $300 for a meal.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not 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 · 58
1 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.
Mockery Mocking a person instead of answering their argument. What the tags mean → “the silver spoon, Bay Street banker Prime Minister” The epithets ridicule the Prime Minister personally as a privileged elite rather than judge any decision or record.
Clarity · 70
1 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The reality is” The phrase asserts a framing as fact in place of offering a source for the cost figure.
Claims · 3
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 “over $175,000” Liberal spending on inflight catering for the trip in question exceeded $175,000. search 2 “$300 for each meal for each person” The trip’s inflight catering cost about $300 per meal per person. search 3 “I have had no one in my family ever be able to dream of paying $300 for a meal” No one in the speaker’s family has ever spent $300 on a single meal. search
