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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Reasoning and Clarity is 39. The grade is held to 37, 30 above Relevance. 37 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
39 / 100
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Relevance
7 / 100
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Reasoning
33 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
77 / 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 46% Claims 40% Anecdote 10% Procedure 3%
Structure · 12 steps
Claims · 1
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Mr. Chair, Positioning · 23 words trans girls aren’t real girls. Trans women aren’t real women. Cis women, nobody knows what that is. Unearned certainty It is not actually a thing. Positioning Unearned certainty Claims · 33 words There are significant physical, biological differences between men and women. Biological men generally have greater muscle mass, bone density, cardiovascular capacity, physical strength than women, 1 Logical leap and the risk of physical injury is real. Positioning · 23 words The irony and the hypocrisy to say that banning biological men from girls’ locker rooms and sports makes them less safe is ludicrous. Positioning Logical leap Unearned certainty Claims · 21 words It is actually the trannies that are going into prisons or going into schools, going into locker rooms, going into bathrooms. Positioning · 16 words The LGBTQ-plus-plus-plus whatever it is, queer, these are the people that are putting women at risk. Positioning Claims · 20 words They are raping them in our prisons. They are assaulting them at schools, in the locker rooms, in the bathrooms. Positioning · 38 words This is the kind of thing that we don’t want our very masculine, high-T warfighter having to worry about his little girl when he is out there killing the real bad guys. We want to keep them safe. Positioning Vague promise Anecdote · 22 words As a survivor, I know what the vulnerabilities are for women in private spaces and how vulnerable we are at all ages. Anecdote Off point Claims · 13 words This bill would protect the little girls of our warfighters across the country. No reason given Mr. Chair, Procedure · 7 words I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×15 Positioning ×8 Unearned certainty ×3 Logical leap ×2 Vague promise Anecdote No reason given Procedure Off topic Only 6% of this speech directly addressed the bill under debate. Weak reasoning Of the 3 conclusions drawn, 2 rested on reasons that did not support them.
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Signal · 39
10 of 32 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 → “trans girls aren’t real girls.” 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 → “Trans women aren’t real women.” 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 → “Cis women, nobody knows what that is.” 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 → “It is not actually a thing.” 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 → “The irony and the hypocrisy to say that banning biological men from girls’ locker rooms and sports makes them less safe is ludicrous.” 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 → “The LGBTQ-plus-plus-plus whatever it is, queer, these are the people that are putting women at risk.” 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 → “This is the kind of thing that we don’t want our very masculine, high-T warfighter having to worry about his little girl when he is out there killing the real bad guys.” 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 → “We want to keep them safe.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “As a survivor, I know what the vulnerabilities are for women in private spaces and how vulnerable we are at all ages.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not 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 · 7
15 of 32 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 → “trans girls aren’t real girls.” A declarative claim about gender identity with no connection to 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 → “Trans women aren’t real women.” Same gender-identity assertion, unrelated to any provision of 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 → “Cis women, nobody knows what that is.” Commentary on the term ‘cis women’ that does not address 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 → “It is not actually a thing.” Continues the terminology dispute with no link 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 → “There are significant physical, biological differences between men and women.” A general claim about biological sex not tied to any defense provision.
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 → “Biological men generally have greater muscle mass, bone density, cardiovascular capacity, physical strength than women,” General physiology claims unrelated to the bill’s contents.
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 → “and the risk of physical injury is real.” An injury-risk assertion with no connection to 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 → “The irony and the hypocrisy to say that banning biological men from girls’ locker rooms and sports makes them less safe is ludicrous.” Rhetoric about locker-room bans that addresses no provision of 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 → “It is actually the trannies that are going into prisons or going into schools, going into locker rooms, going into bathrooms.” Accusations about transgender people in private spaces, not a matter in 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 → “The LGBTQ-plus-plus-plus whatever it is, queer, these are the people that are putting women at risk.” A political attack on LGBTQ people unconnected to the defense authorization.
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 are raping them in our prisons.” A criminal allegation about prisons outside the bill’s provisions.
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 are assaulting them at schools, in the locker rooms, in the bathrooms.” Further assault allegations unrelated to any clause of 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 the kind of thing that we don’t want our very masculine, high-T warfighter having to worry about his little girl when he is out there killing the real bad guys.” Culture-war framing that only gestures at warfighters without 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 → “We want to keep them safe.” A general safety wish not tied to the legislation 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 a survivor, I know what the vulnerabilities are for women in private spaces and how vulnerable we are at all ages.” A personal testimony about vulnerability that does not address the bill.
Reasoning · 33
3 of 32 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 → “Biological men generally have greater muscle mass, bone density, cardiovascular capacity, physical strength than women,” General physiological averages between sexes are used to justify excluding an entire group from private spaces.
Logical leap A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it. What the tags mean → “The irony and the hypocrisy to say that banning biological men from girls’ locker rooms and sports makes them less safe is ludicrous.” Physical differences between the sexes are offered as proof that safety concerns for trans people are absurd, which does not follow.
No reason given A conclusion stated with no reason given for it. What the tags mean → “This bill would protect the little girls of our warfighters across the country.” No clause identifies any provision of the bill that would produce this protection.
Conclusions found · 3
Conclusion “The irony and the hypocrisy to say that banning biological men from girls’ locker rooms and sports makes them less safe is ludicrous.”
Because “There are significant physical, biological differences between men and women.”
“Biological men generally have greater muscle mass, bone density, cardiovascular capacity, physical strength than women,”
“and the risk of physical injury is real.”
Reason flawed Physical differences between the sexes are offered as proof that safety concerns for trans people are absurd, which does not follow.
Conclusion “We want to keep them safe.”
Because “There are significant physical, biological differences between men and women.”
“Biological men generally have greater muscle mass, bone density, cardiovascular capacity, physical strength than women,”
“and the risk of physical injury is real.”
“They are raping them in our prisons.”
“They are assaulting them at schools, in the locker rooms, in the bathrooms.”
“As a survivor, I know what the vulnerabilities are for women in private spaces and how vulnerable we are at all ages.”
Reason flawed General physiological averages between sexes are used to justify excluding an entire group from private spaces.
Conclusion “This bill would protect the little girls of our warfighters across the country.”
Because No reason given
No reason given No clause identifies any provision of the bill that would produce this protection.
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 · 77
4 of 32 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 → “nobody knows what that is” Asserts universal ignorance as fact without any source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “It is not actually a thing” Flat dismissal offered in place of any evidence or source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “is ludicrous” A verdict delivered by assertion rather than any supporting source.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “We want to keep them safe” Expresses a wish with no actor, measure, or condition attached.
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 “Biological men generally have greater muscle mass, bone density, cardiovascular capacity, physical strength than women” On average, males have greater muscle mass, bone density, cardiovascular capacity, and physical strength than females. search
