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The average of Signal, Relevance, Reasoning and Clarity is 61. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
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Relevance
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Procedure 7% Claims 68% Reasoning 19% Positioning 6%
Structure · 12 steps
Claims · 3
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Mr. President, Procedure · 5 words just a few quick things. Procedure Claims · 89 words First of all, Medicaid, from the budget discussion this morning, is facing a trillion dollars in cuts.1 Second of all, that is being done by a redtape bomb being dropped on Medicaid recipients that will fall the hardest on the people least capable of the additional redtape and paperwork who have-- you know, are in addiction recovery, have severe mental health issues, have such disabling physical health issues that it is hard for them to take on the new project of keeping up with the Republican redtape and bureaucracy. Hidden agency Reasoning · 37 words And the question of whether it is real or not, you don’t have to go any further than looking at the organizations, hospitals, doctors groups, nursing homes, that are having to prepare their finances for that cut. Claims · 18 words They are not preparing their finances for level Medicaid funding; they are preparing their finances for massive cuts. Procedure · 9 words So that is just the truth of the matter. Procedure Unearned certainty Claims · 35 words With respect to the Weather Service, 600 employees are gone.2 They were driven out by Elon Musk and his little minions, and there are vacancies in meteorological, hydrological, 3 and weather forecasting positions as a result. Procedure · 5 words That is just another fact. Procedure Unearned certainty Positioning · 22 words And, last of all, my colleague from Wisconsin’s view of what is happening with climate change is certainly entertaining in certain circles. Positioning Claims · 90 words But if you want to take a look at what is real, you might want to consider going to the universities in Wisconsin--like the quite renown University of Wisconsin--to see that legitimate climate science is what is taught in Wisconsin’s own universities, not the entertaining version that we just heard here on the Senate floor, Straw man but the real stuff, taught by the people who really know to students who want to know what the truth is. That is the choice Wisconsin made in its universities. They teach the real stuff, Reasoning · 27 words and there is no way you can reconcile the real stuff with the entertaining version of climate that we just heard from the distinguished Senator from Wisconsin. Off point Procedure · 4 words I yield the floor. Procedure
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Lost points for Off point ×17 Procedure ×4 Unearned certainty ×2 Hidden agency Positioning Straw man Off topic None of this speech addressed the bill under debate and what it would change.
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Signal · 86
5 of 26 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 → “just a few quick things.” 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 → “So that is just the truth of the matter.” 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 → “That is just another fact.” 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 → “And, last of all, my colleague from Wisconsin’s view of what is happening with climate change is certainly entertaining in certain circles.” 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 the floor.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
17 of 26 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 → “First of all, Medicaid, from the budget discussion this morning, is facing a trillion dollars in cuts.” Raises Medicaid budget cuts, not the AGOA bill before the Senate.
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 → “Second of all, that is being done by a redtape bomb being dropped on Medicaid recipients that will fall the hardest on the people least capable of the additional redtape and paperwork who have-- you know, are in addiction recovery, have severe mental health issues, have such disabling physical health issues that it is hard for them to take on the new project of keeping up with the Republican redtape and bureaucracy.” Talks about paperwork burdens on Medicaid recipients, unrelated to 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 → “And the question of whether it is real or not, you don’t have to go any further than looking at the organizations, hospitals, doctors groups, nursing homes, that are having to prepare their finances for that cut.” Argues about Medicaid cut preparation by health organizations, not about 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 → “They are not preparing their finances for level Medicaid funding;” Continues the Medicaid funding point, not 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 → “they are preparing their finances for massive cuts.” Continues the Medicaid funding point, not 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 → “So that is just the truth of the matter.” Concludes the Medicaid point, not 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 → “With respect to the Weather Service, 600 employees are gone.” Raises Weather Service staffing, unrelated to 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 → “They were driven out by Elon Musk and his little minions,” Blames staff departures on Elon Musk, unrelated 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 → “and there are vacancies in meteorological, hydrological,” Describes forecast vacancies, unrelated 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 → “and weather forecasting positions as a result.” Describes forecast vacancies, unrelated 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 → “That is just another fact.” Concludes the Weather Service point, not 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 → “And, last of all, my colleague from Wisconsin’s view of what is happening with climate change is certainly entertaining in certain circles.” Comments on the Wisconsin senator’s climate remarks, not 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 → “But if you want to take a look at what is real, you might want to consider going to the universities in Wisconsin--like the quite renown University of Wisconsin--to see that legitimate climate science is what is taught in Wisconsin’s own universities, not the entertaining version that we just heard here on the Senate floor,” Argues about climate science in Wisconsin universities, not 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 → “but the real stuff, taught by the people who really know to students who want to know what the truth is.” Continues the climate science point, not 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 → “That is the choice Wisconsin made in its universities.” Continues the climate point, not 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 → “They teach the real stuff,” Continues the climate point, not 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 → “and there is no way you can reconcile the real stuff with the entertaining version of climate that we just heard from the distinguished Senator from Wisconsin.” Concludes the climate point, not the bill.
Reasoning · 83
1 of 26 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.
Straw man Arguing against a position the other side did not take. What the tags mean → “But if you want to take a look at what is real, you might want to consider going to the universities in Wisconsin--like the quite renown University of Wisconsin--to see that legitimate climate science is what is taught in Wisconsin’s own universities, not the entertaining version that we just heard here on the Senate floor,” The colleague’s position is rendered only as ‘the entertaining version’, never stated, so the claimed conflict is with a caricature rather than the actual views.
Conclusions found · 3
Conclusion “So that is just the truth of the matter.”
Because “And the question of whether it is real or not, you don’t have to go any further than looking at the organizations, hospitals, doctors groups, nursing homes, that are having to prepare their finances for that cut.”
“They are not preparing their finances for level Medicaid funding;”
“they are preparing their finances for massive cuts.”
Conclusion “That is just another fact.”
Because “With respect to the Weather Service, 600 employees are gone.”
“and there are vacancies in meteorological, hydrological,”
“and weather forecasting positions as a result.”
Conclusion “and there is no way you can reconcile the real stuff with the entertaining version of climate that we just heard from the distinguished Senator from Wisconsin.”
Because “But if you want to take a look at what is real, you might want to consider going to the universities in Wisconsin--like the quite renown University of Wisconsin--to see that legitimate climate science is what is taught in Wisconsin’s own universities, not the entertaining version that we just heard here on the Senate floor,”
“They teach the real stuff,”
Reason flawed The colleague’s position is rendered only as ‘the entertaining version’, never stated, so the claimed conflict is with a caricature rather than the actual views.
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 · 76
3 of 26 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.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “a redtape bomb being dropped on Medicaid recipients” The passive construction leaves unnamed who is doing the dropping.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “the truth of the matter” The phrase asserts certainty in place of a source for the preceding claims.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “That is just another fact” The clause labels the preceding claim as fact without offering a source.
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 “Medicaid, from the budget discussion this morning, is facing a trillion dollars in cuts” Medicaid is facing a trillion dollars in cuts under the budget being discussed in the Senate. search 2 “With respect to the Weather Service, 600 employees are gone” The National Weather Service has lost 600 employees. search 3 “and there are vacancies in meteorological, hydrological, ” The National Weather Service has unfilled positions in meteorological, hydrological, and weather forecasting roles. search
