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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity is 71. The grade is held to 42, 30 above Signal. 42 / 100, held down by Signal
Signal
12 / 100
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Relevance
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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.
Positioning 87% The question 13%
Structure · 3 steps
Claims · 3
Echo · said 3 times
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 74 words the Liberals are masters of illusion. They say, “Look over here at the operating budget, but do not look over there, where we are taking on unprecedented levels of debt.”1 They say, “Look at the operating budget, but do not look over here, where we are hiding billions of dollars in Crown corporations.”2 They say, “Keep looking over here at the operating budget, not at the billions of dollars being relabelled into capital investments.”3 Positioning The question · 11 words Who is going to pay for all this debt and how?
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×8 Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points. Echo ×3 “The Liberals are masters of illusion.” Said 3 times by 2 members. Every time it was said →
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Signal · 12
8 of 8 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 → “the Liberals are masters of illusion.” 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 → “They say, “Look over here at the operating budget,” 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 → “but do not look over there,” 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 → “where we are taking on unprecedented levels of debt.”” 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 → “They say, “Look at the operating budget,” 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 → “but do not look over here,” 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 → “where we are hiding billions of dollars in Crown corporations.”” 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 → “They say, “Keep looking over here at the operating budget, not at the billions of dollars being relabelled into capital investments.”” 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 8 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 8 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.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“The Liberals are masters of illusion.” Said 3 times by 2 members. Every time it was said →
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 “unprecedented levels of debt” The Liberals are taking on unprecedented levels of debt. search 2 “billions of dollars in Crown corporations” The Liberals are dealing with billions of dollars in Crown corporations. search 3 “billions of dollars being relabelled into capital investments” Billions of dollars are being relabelled into capital investments. search
