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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Reasoning and Clarity is 66. The grade is held to 52, 30 above Relevance. Reasoning rests on 2 conclusions, too few to hold the grade down. 52 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
81 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
77 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
82 / 100
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Claims 66% Anecdote 6% Positioning 9% Reasoning 14% The ask 3% Procedure 3%
Structure · 13 steps
Claims · 7
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Chair, Claims · 16 words women and girls have fought for so long to have equal opportunities in education and athletics. Anecdote · 19 words As the first female graduate of the Citadel’s Corps of Cadets, no one understands this more than I do.1 Anecdote Claims · 20 words Unfortunately, these rights are now under attack. Over 900 medals have been stolen from women and girls by biological males.2 Positioning · 18 words This flies in the face of common sense and our most basic notions of fairness and women’s rights. Positioning Claims · 66 words Even if some of my colleagues are too afraid to say it, every person in this room knows that men and women are biologically distinct. Unearned certainty This truth has been obvious to every civilization in the history of mankind. Unearned certainty Yet, mediocre male athletes are forcing their way into little girls’ locker rooms and onto their courts and fields. Women and girls are being robbed of athletic opportunities. Positioning · 9 words Make no mistake, this is misogyny masquerading as progress. Positioning Off point Unearned certainty Claims · 26 words This amendment would prohibit biological males from participating in schools administered by the Department of Defense Education Activity.3 DoDEA schools serve the children of our warfighters, 4 Reasoning · 30 words and they should not have to worry about their little girls having their private spaces invaded, having their accomplishments and opportunities stolen from them, and being injured competing against men. Claims · 81 words We have seen countless women’s volleyball teams across the country forfeit instead of having to face biological men and risk the same physical injuries experienced by Payton McNabb.5 In Massachusetts in 2023, a female field hockey player had her teeth knocked out by a biological male during a game.6 Logical leap In 2024, a high school women’s basketball team was forced to forfeit after a 6-foot bearded male athlete injured three of their players, leaving girls in pain and injury on the court.7 Reasoning · 15 words These are the predictable consequences of a policy which dresses up biological ignorance as compassion. Off point The ask · 8 words I urge all Members to support this amendment, Procedure · 8 words and I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×14 Unearned certainty ×3 Positioning ×2 Anecdote Logical leap Procedure
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 81
4 of 22 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.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “As the first female graduate of the Citadel’s Corps of Cadets, no one understands this more than I do.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “This flies in the face of common sense and our most basic notions of fairness and women’s rights.” 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 → “Make no mistake, this is misogyny masquerading as progress.” 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 → “and I reserve the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 22
14 of 22 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 → “women and girls have fought for so long to have equal opportunities in education and athletics.” Sets up a general claim about women’s athletics nationwide rather than the bill or amendment 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 → “As the first female graduate of the Citadel’s Corps of Cadets, no one understands this more than I do.” Personal biography offered as advocacy, 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 → “Unfortunately, these rights are now under attack.” A general political claim about rights under attack, unrelated 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 → “Over 900 medals have been stolen from women and girls by biological males.” A national statistic about medals, not a point about the bill or the DoDEA amendment.
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 flies in the face of common sense and our most basic notions of fairness and women’s rights.” A general fairness argument rather than an address 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 → “Even if some of my colleagues are too afraid to say it, every person in this room knows that men and women are biologically distinct.” A point aimed at colleagues’ reluctance to speak, not the bill’s 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 → “This truth has been obvious to every civilization in the history of mankind.” A broad historical claim 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 → “Yet, mediocre male athletes are forcing their way into little girls’ locker rooms and onto their courts and fields.” General national claims about athletes, not the DoDEA schools the amendment covers.
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 → “Women and girls are being robbed of athletic opportunities.” A general assertion about athletic opportunities nationwide, 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 → “Make no mistake, this is misogyny masquerading as progress.” A rhetorical political label rather than any point about the bill or amendment.
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 → “We have seen countless women’s volleyball teams across the country forfeit instead of having to face biological men and risk the same physical injuries experienced by Payton McNabb.” National volleyball forfeits outside the DoDEA system, not a point about 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 → “In Massachusetts in 2023, a female field hockey player had her teeth knocked out by a biological male during a game.” A Massachusetts incident outside the scope of the bill or amendment.
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 → “In 2024, a high school women’s basketball team was forced to forfeit after a 6-foot bearded male athlete injured three of their players, leaving girls in pain and injury on the court.” Another out-of-scope national incident, not about DoDEA or 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 → “These are the predictable consequences of a policy which dresses up biological ignorance as compassion.” A general condemnation of policy rather than any point about the bill.
Reasoning · 77
1 of 22 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 → “In Massachusetts in 2023, a female field hockey player had her teeth knocked out by a biological male during a game.” The fairness claims remain, but the injury cases cited come from outside DoDEA schools, so isolated incidents are used to support a rule for DoDEA schools.
Conclusions found · 2
Conclusion “Make no mistake, this is misogyny masquerading as progress.”
Because “Unfortunately, these rights are now under attack.”
“Over 900 medals have been stolen from women and girls by biological males.”
“Women and girls are being robbed of athletic opportunities.”
Conclusion “I urge all Members to support this amendment,”
Because “This flies in the face of common sense and our most basic notions of fairness and women’s rights.”
“DoDEA schools serve the children of our warfighters,”
“and being injured competing against men.”
“We have seen countless women’s volleyball teams across the country forfeit instead of having to face biological men and risk the same physical injuries experienced by Payton McNabb.”
“In Massachusetts in 2023, a female field hockey player had her teeth knocked out by a biological male during a game.”
“In 2024, a high school women’s basketball team was forced to forfeit after a 6-foot bearded male athlete injured three of their players, leaving girls in pain and injury on the court.”
Reason flawed The fairness claims remain, but the injury cases cited come from outside DoDEA schools, so isolated incidents are used to support a rule for DoDEA schools.
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 · 82
3 of 22 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 → “every person in this room knows” Asserts universal agreement as proof instead of citing any source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “obvious to every civilization in the history of mankind” Sweeping certainty about all of history offered in place of evidence.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “Make no mistake” A certainty formula that replaces a source for the characterization that follows.
Claims · 7
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 “the first female graduate of the Citadel’s Corps of Cadets” Nancy Mace was the first female graduate of the Citadel’s Corps of Cadets. search 2 “Over 900 medals” More than 900 medals have been won by women and girls and then awarded to transgender women athletes, according to the speaker’s framing of the count. search 3 “This amendment would prohibit biological males from participating in schools administered by the Department of Defense Education Activity.” The amendment under debate would prohibit transgender women athletes from participating in girls’ sports in schools run by the Department of Defense Education Activity. search 4 “DoDEA schools serve the children of our warfighters” DoDEA schools serve the children of US service members. search 5 “forfeit instead of having to face biological men and risk the same physical injuries experienced by Payton McNabb” Payton McNabb suffered physical injuries in a girls’ sports competition involving a transgender athlete, an incident some women’s volleyball teams cite when forfeiting matches. search 6 “In Massachusetts in 2023, a female field hockey player had her teeth knocked out by a biological male during a game.” In 2023 in Massachusetts, a female high school field hockey player had her teeth knocked out during a game involving a transgender athlete. search 7 “In 2024, a high school women’s basketball team was forced to forfeit after a 6-foot bearded male athlete injured three of their players” In 2024, a high school girls’ basketball team forfeited a game after three of their players were injured by a transgender athlete, whom the speaker describes as a 6-foot bearded male. search
