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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity. Average 80 / 100
Signal
60 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Procedure 40% Claims 60%
Structure · 4 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Procedure · 12 words I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), is necessarily absent. Procedure Claims · 8 words The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 60, nays 35, 1 Procedure · 7 words as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Armstrong). Procedure Claims · 21 words On this vote, the yeas are 60, the nays are 35.2 The motion is agreed to.3 The motion was agreed to.
At a glance
Lost points for Procedure ×5
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 60
5 of 5 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 announce that the Senator from Delaware (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 → “Coons), is necessarily absent.” 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 → “as follows:” 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 → “The PRESIDING OFFICER (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 → “Armstrong).” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · no score
Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.
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 5 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 “yeas 60, nays 35” A cloture motion on the Senate Executive Calendar on 2026-07-22 received 60 yeas and 35 nays. search 2 “the yeas are 60, the nays are 35” The Senate announced totals of 60 yeas and 35 nays on the 2026-07-22 cloture motion. search 3 “The motion is agreed to.” The cloture motion before the Senate on 2026-07-22 was agreed to. search
