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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity. Average 71 / 100
Signal
53 / 100
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Relevance
60 / 100
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Respect
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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 26% Claims 53% Procedure 21%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 3
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Mr. Chairman, Positioning · 27 words while my Democratic colleagues are counting the pennies on this defense supplemental, remember, baseline battlefield readiness. That is it, just what they need to do their job. Positioning Claims · 56 words It is actually about $67 billion.1 Off point Meanwhile, the open-border policies of our Democrat colleagues have flooded our country with millions of illegals. According to NumbersUSA, that is $9,000 per illegal in taxpayer social services, to people who aren’t here legally, aren’t our citizens, 2 and that is more than we spend on our most vulnerable for Medicaid.3 Mr. Chair, Procedure · 22 words I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker), my dear friend and great vice chairman of the Budget Committee. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×3 Positioning ×2 Procedure ×2
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Signal · 53
4 of 7 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 → “while my Democratic colleagues are counting the pennies on this defense supplemental, remember, baseline battlefield readiness.” 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 → “That is it, just what they need to do their job.” 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 yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.” Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 → “Smucker), my dear friend and great vice chairman of the Budget Committee.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 60
3 of 7 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 → “while my Democratic colleagues are counting the pennies on this defense supplemental, remember, baseline battlefield readiness.” Discusses the defense supplemental, a separate measure rather than the budget resolution 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 → “That is it, just what they need to do their job.” Continues the point about the supplemental, not the resolution before the House.
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 about $67 billion.” A figure about the supplemental’s cost, not about the budget levels in the resolution.
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 · 100
0 of 7 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.
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 “about $67 billion” The defense supplemental being debated totals about $67 billion. search 2 “$9,000 per illegal in taxpayer social services” NumbersUSA has put the figure at $9,000 in taxpayer social services per illegal immigrant. search 3 “more than we spend on our most vulnerable for Medicaid” The $9,000-per-person figure exceeds per-person Medicaid spending on the program’s beneficiaries. search
