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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity. Average 81 / 100
Signal
68 / 100
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Relevance
76 / 100
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Reasoning
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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.
Procedure 27% Positioning 4% Claims 52% The ask 17%
Structure · 10 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 8 words I yield myself the balance of my time. Procedure Off point Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 13 words I am going to begin by agreeing with something that my colleague said. Procedure Off point Positioning · 5 words We didn’t ask for this. Positioning Claims · 33 words We didn’t ask for Iran, again, as I have said already, to attack us over 350 times in just the 30 months prior to Operation Epic Fury.1 We did not ask for that. Procedure · 14 words I want to read from the concurrent resolution offered by my colleague from Washington: Procedure Claims · 35 words ``Remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran,’’ with the exception of forces that would ``prevent the United States from defending itself, its Armed Forces, its diplomatic facilities, 2 or allied states, from imminent attack.’’3 Mr. Speaker, The ask · 22 words I yield 10 seconds to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal) to tell us which units, which ships she would like removed. Off point
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×5 Procedure ×3 Positioning
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 68
4 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 → “I yield myself the balance of my time.” 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 → “I am going to begin by agreeing with something that my colleague said.” 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 → “We didn’t ask for this.” 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 want to read from the concurrent resolution offered by my colleague from Washington:” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 76
5 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.
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 → “I yield myself the balance of my time.” Procedural time-yielding.
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 → “I am going to begin by agreeing with something that my colleague said.” Procedural transition, not content addressed 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 → “I yield 10 seconds to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms.” Procedural yielding of time.
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 → “Jayapal) to tell us which units,” Continuation of yielding time.
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 → “which ships she would like removed.” Continuation of yielding time.
Reasoning · no score
No score: nothing is concluded. Excluded from the average.
Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.
Conclusions found · 0
None: nothing is concluded.
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 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.
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 “attack us over 350 times in just the 30 months prior to Operation Epic Fury” Iran attacked the United States over 350 times in the 30 months prior to Operation Epic Fury. search 2 “Remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran” The concurrent resolution directs the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. search 3 “or allied states, from imminent attack.’’” The resolution contains an exception allowing forces to prevent the United States from defending itself, its Armed Forces, its diplomatic facilities, or allied states from imminent attack. search
