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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Reasoning and Clarity. Average 57 / 100
Signal
59 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
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Respect
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Clarity
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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.
Greeting 3% Claims 61% Reasoning 2% Positioning 15% Procedure 7% Aside 11% Thanks 1%
Structure · 13 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. President, Greeting · 9 words I so enjoy working with my colleague from Wyoming. Greeting Claims · 123 words But I did notice that her speech had nothing to do with my point that sitting Presidents don’t belong on coins because it is an authoritarian symbol. And I also noticed that her description of the bill passed last year involved changing the name of it. Trump called it the Big Beautiful Bill.1 And it became widely ridiculed because it cut nutrition, and it cut healthcare to fund tax breaks for the very richest Americans.2 It had nothing to do with working Americans. In fact, when you take the impact of the healthcare cuts and the nutrition cuts, the little, smallest crumbs on the table that were sprinkled to the less affluent Americans don’t make up for the cuts to healthcare and nutrition. Logical leap Unearned certainty Reasoning · 6 words So they come out the losers. Positioning · 9 words It was a ``families lose and megamillionaires win’’ bill, Positioning Procedure · 10 words and I am happy to debate that all day long. Procedure Claims · 20 words I realize they renamed it because it was such a horrific attack on ordinary people and, quite frankly, an embarrassment. Unearned certainty Hidden agency Positioning · 42 words So I do support my colleague’s vision of fighting for families. But to fight for families, we don’t need legislation that is ``families lose and billionaires win.’’ We need legislation that is ``families thrive and the affluent, they pay their fair share.’’ Positioning No reason given Claims · 42 words Their marginal tax as a percent of their income is a tiny fraction of what the working American pays. You know, in any sane system, the richest Americans would pay a higher percent of their income in taxes, not a lower percent. No reason given Procedure · 13 words But these are disagreements that I am sure we will continue to debate. Procedure Claims · 18 words And I know my colleague is not planning to run for reelection and won’t be here next year.3 Aside · 38 words I am going to miss that a great deal. But we still have time and several other things that we are working on together, and maybe that is a topic we will switch to in our next conversation. Aside Thanks · 2 words Thank you. Thanks
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×4 Aside ×3 Unearned certainty ×2 Procedure ×2 No reason given ×2 Greeting Logical leap Hidden agency Thanks Unsupported This statement drew 4 conclusions, but gave no reasons for 2 of them.
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 59
11 of 17 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.
Greeting Greetings and pleasantries. What the tags mean → “I so enjoy working with my colleague from Wyoming.” A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “It was a ``families lose and megamillionaires win’’ bill,” 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 → “and I am happy to debate that all day long.” 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 → “So I do support my colleague’s vision of fighting for families.” 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 → “But to fight for families, we don’t need legislation that is ``families lose and billionaires win.’’” 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 need legislation that is ``families thrive and the affluent, they pay their fair share.’’” 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 → “But these are disagreements that I am sure we will continue to debate.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “I am going to miss that a great deal.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “But we still have time and several other things that we are working on together,” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “and maybe that is a topic we will switch to in our next conversation.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “Thank you.” Thanks: 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.
Reasoning · 38
3 of 17 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 → “In fact, when you take the impact of the healthcare cuts and the nutrition cuts, the little, smallest crumbs on the table that were sprinkled to the less affluent Americans don’t make up for the cuts to healthcare and nutrition.” Clause 9 concerns one specific bill, but clause 15 states a general rule about legislation as a whole from that single example.
No reason given A conclusion stated with no reason given for it. What the tags mean → “We need legislation that is ``families thrive and the affluent, they pay their fair share.’’” This is the speaker’s stated preference with no supporting facts in the statement.
No reason given A conclusion stated with no reason given for it. What the tags mean → “You know, in any sane system, the richest Americans would pay a higher percent of their income in taxes, not a lower percent.” A bald assertion of what a sensible system would do, with nothing in the statement backing it.
Conclusions found · 4
Conclusion “So they come out the losers.”
Because “In fact, when you take the impact of the healthcare cuts and the nutrition cuts, the little, smallest crumbs on the table that were sprinkled to the less affluent Americans don’t make up for the cuts to healthcare and nutrition.”
Conclusion “But to fight for families, we don’t need legislation that is ``families lose and billionaires win.’’”
Because “In fact, when you take the impact of the healthcare cuts and the nutrition cuts, the little, smallest crumbs on the table that were sprinkled to the less affluent Americans don’t make up for the cuts to healthcare and nutrition.”
Conclusion “We need legislation that is ``families thrive and the affluent, they pay their fair share.’’”
Because No reason given
No reason given This is the speaker’s stated preference with no supporting facts in the statement.
Conclusion “You know, in any sane system, the richest Americans would pay a higher percent of their income in taxes, not a lower percent.”
Because No reason given
No reason given A bald assertion of what a sensible system would do, with nothing in the statement backing it.
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 · 74
3 of 17 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 → “In fact,” The formula asserts the net-effect conclusion without offering a source or figure for the comparison.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “I realize they renamed it because” The speaker asserts motive for the renaming as known fact without any source.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “they renamed it” The unnamed ‘they’ leaves it unclear who actually changed the bill’s name.
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 “Trump called it the Big Beautiful Bill” President Trump called the bill passed last year the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’. search 2 “it cut healthcare to fund tax breaks for the very richest Americans” The bill passed last year (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) cut healthcare in order to fund tax breaks for the richest Americans. search 3 “my colleague is not planning to run for reelection and won’t be here next year” The Senator from Wyoming does not plan to run for reelection and will not be in the Senate next year. search
