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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Reasoning and Clarity is 81. The grade is held to 69, 30 above Signal. Reasoning rests on 2 conclusions, too few to hold the grade down. 69 / 100, held down by Signal
Signal
39 / 100
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Relevance
100 / 100
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Reasoning
93 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
93 / 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.
Claims 29% Procedure 1% Positioning 60% Reasoning 8% The ask 3%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 2
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 18 words over 80 percent of Americans believe Members of Congress shouldn’t be trading stocks and benefiting off insider information.1 Procedure · 1 words Yet, Procedure Claims · 27 words while Americans have made their position clear, some Members of Congress and their families made more than 13,000 stock trades worth more than $600 million last year.2 Positioning · 92 words Americans deserve to know they have honest representation that puts their interests first in Washington, not career politicians looking to get rich. That is why I am proud to rise in strong support of this Stop Insider Trading Act to restore trust in Congress and bring accountability that the American people are asking for. Congress is not a VIP club for lifelong insiders to enrich themselves. We are here to serve the American people, and the American people have given us a clear mandate. Unearned certainty This is not partisan. It is not controversial. Positioning Reasoning · 12 words Stopping insider trading should be the easiest decision we make this week. The ask · 4 words Let’s get this done.
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×7 Procedure Unearned certainty Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
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Signal · 39
8 of 9 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Yet,” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Americans deserve to know they have honest representation that puts their interests first in Washington, not career politicians looking to get rich.” 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 why I am proud to rise in strong support of this Stop Insider Trading Act to restore trust in Congress and bring accountability that the American people are asking for.” 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 → “Congress is not a VIP club for lifelong insiders to enrich themselves.” 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 are here to serve the American people,” 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 the American people have given us a clear mandate.” 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 not partisan.” 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 controversial.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 100
0 of 9 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.
Nothing lost points.
Reasoning · 93
0 of 9 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.
Nothing lost points.
Conclusions found · 2
Conclusion “That is why I am proud to rise in strong support of this Stop Insider Trading Act to restore trust in Congress and bring accountability that the American people are asking for.”
Because “over 80 percent of Americans believe Members of Congress shouldn’t be trading stocks and benefiting off insider information.”
“while Americans have made their position clear, some Members of Congress and their families made more than 13,000 stock trades worth more than $600 million last year.”
Conclusion “Let’s get this done.”
Because “This is not partisan.”
“It is not controversial.”
“Stopping insider trading should be the easiest decision we make this week.”
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 · 93
1 of 9 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 → “the American people have given us a clear mandate” The speaker asserts a mandate as established without citing any election result, poll, or source.
Claims · 2
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 “over 80 percent of Americans believe Members of Congress shouldn’t be trading stocks” Polling shows that over 80 percent of Americans believe Members of Congress should not be trading stocks. search 2 “some Members of Congress and their families made more than 13,000 stock trades worth more than $600 million last year” In 2025, Members of Congress and their families made more than 13,000 stock trades worth more than $600 million. search
