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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Reasoning and Clarity is 66. The grade is held to 62, 30 above Relevance. 62 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
66 / 100
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Relevance
32 / 100
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Reasoning
83 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
84 / 100
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Positioning 28% Claims 67% Procedure 5%
Structure · 6 steps
Claims · 1
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Positioning · 22 words If you think your kid is trans and you are the parent, your kid needs to be taken out of your household. Positioning Hidden agency Claims · 76 words It is insane to think--you are hearing these stories this week in the news how somebody’s 2-year- old knew that, when they were born a girl, they are actually a boy and all this craziness. Children have creative imaginations. They imagine that they might be a monkey. That doesn’t mean you feed them bananas and leave them in a jungle because they think they are Curious George. Logical leap It is insane. This is a mental health crisis. Off point Positioning · 21 words Anyone who is mentally ill should not be serving in our military, and they absolutely should not be serving in combat. Positioning Claims · 27 words Every dollar spent by the Department of War on chemical and surgical sex change procedures is a dollar not spent on preparing the readiness of America’s warfighter.1 Mr. Chair, Procedure · 7 words I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×7 Positioning ×3 Hidden agency Logical leap Procedure
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 66
4 of 13 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 → “If you think your kid is trans and you are the parent, your kid needs to be taken out of your household.” 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 → “Anyone who is mentally ill should not be serving in our military,” 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 → “and they absolutely should not be serving in combat.” 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 reserve the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 32
7 of 13 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 bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “If you think your kid is trans and you are the parent, your kid needs to be taken out of your household.” A claim about family removals for parents of trans children, not about the defense bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It is insane to think--you are hearing these stories this week in the news how somebody’s 2-year- old knew that, when they were born a girl, they are actually a boy and all this craziness.” Commentary on news stories about young children, unrelated to the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Children have creative imaginations.” A general point about children’s imaginations, not the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They imagine that they might be a monkey.” Continues the imagination aside with no bill content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That doesn’t mean you feed them bananas and leave them in a jungle because they think they are Curious George.” A Curious George analogy with no connection to the legislation.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It is insane.” A bare expression of outrage, not addressing the bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “This is a mental health crisis.” Labels the issue a mental health crisis without tying it to the bill.
Reasoning · 83
1 of 13 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 → “That doesn’t mean you feed them bananas and leave them in a jungle because they think they are Curious George.” The Curious George analogy equates a child’s stated gender identity with childish fantasy, an unsupported leap.
Conclusions found · 3
Conclusion “This is a mental health crisis.”
Because “Children have creative imaginations.”
“They imagine that they might be a monkey.”
“That doesn’t mean you feed them bananas and leave them in a jungle because they think they are Curious George.”
Reason flawed The Curious George analogy equates a child’s stated gender identity with childish fantasy, an unsupported leap.
Conclusion “Anyone who is mentally ill should not be serving in our military,”
Because “This is a mental health crisis.”
Conclusion “and they absolutely should not be serving in combat.”
Because “Anyone who is mentally ill should not be serving in our military,”
Respect · no score
Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.
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.
Clarity · 84
1 of 13 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.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “your kid needs to be taken out of your household” The passive construction leaves unspecified who would remove the child from the home.
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 “Every dollar spent by the Department of War on chemical and surgical sex change procedures” The U.S. Department of War (the military department funded under this defense bill) spends money on chemical and surgical sex change procedures. search
